1. small electric cars at an amusement park that people drive and deliberately bump into each other
Usage: British English; plural form

Examples

• The children spent an hour on the dodgems at the fair.
• We queued up for the dodgems after riding the roller coaster.
• The dodgems were the most popular attraction at the carnival.
• She laughed as her car spun around on the dodgems.
• The dodgems arena was packed with excited teenagers.
• He steered his dodgem car toward his friend’s vehicle.