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spindizzy.

An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.

  2. An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s. A collector or enthusiast of such miniature cars.

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  3. An anti-gravity propulsion system capable of faster-than-light travel, powered by the hypothetical Blackett effect.

Where this word comes from

From spin + dizzy. The science fiction sense was coined by American author James Blish in 1950 for the Cities in Flight series of books (published 1950–1962).

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