carousel
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- carrousel (US)
Etymology edit
From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, probably from carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus. Not believed to be related to carousal.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkærəˈsɛl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌkæɹəˈsɛl/ IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəsɛl/ IPA(key): /ˌkæɹəˈzɛl/
Noun edit
carousel (plural carousels)
- A merry-go-round (type of ride on rotating platform).
- 1951, J. D. Salinger, chapter 25, in The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC:
- That's one nice thing about carrousels[sic], they always play the same song.
- A continuously revolving device for item delivery.
- After collecting his suitcase at the baggage carousel, he left the airport.
- The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
- (graphical user interface) A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.
- An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
- (historical) A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
merry-go-round — see merry-go-round
revolving device to deliver items
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See also edit
Verb edit
carousel (third-person singular simple present carousels, present participle carouseling or carouselling, simple past and past participle carouseled or carouselled)
- To revolve or change places.
