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In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but also frightening.
...white-knuckle rides such as the rollercoaster.
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A white-knuckle experience is something that you find very exciting but also very frightening.
...a hellish white-knuckle ride through the heavy London traffic.
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