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ride
noun [C] /raɪd/Definition
B1 a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle: It's a short bus ride to the airport. I went for a (horse) ride last Saturday. Do you want to come for a ride on my bike?Journeys B1 mainly US (UK usually lift) a free journey in a car to a place where you want to go: He asked me for a ride into town.Journeys › US a person who gives you a ride in their car: Well, I have to go - my ride is here. › US informal someone's car: Hey, nice ride. B1 a machine in an amusement park that people travel in or are moved around by for entertainment: My favourite ride is the Ferris wheel.Carnival, fairground and circus
(Definition of ride noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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