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roulette — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • caster noun A small swivelling wheel fixed to the underside of furniture or equipment so it can roll.
  • roulette noun A casino gambling game where a ball spins around a numbered wheel and players bet on where it will land.

Senses

roulette is used for these senses in English:

  • caster (automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
  • roulette wheel (gambling) A slotted wheel that rotates horizontally; players bet on which slot the ball will stop in.
  • training wheel (chiefly, Canada, US, and, in the plural, cycling) One of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle's rear wheel to provide support for new riders.

caster — full definition

  1. noun A small swivelling wheel fixed to the underside of furniture or equipment so it can roll.
  2. noun A small container with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, salt, or other condiments.
  3. noun Someone or something that casts, in the sense of throwing or shaping.

roulette — full definition

  1. noun A casino gambling game where a ball spins around a numbered wheel and players bet on where it will land.
  2. noun A risky situation where the odds of serious harm are left to chance (as in the phrase "Russian roulette").
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