noun
carousel
ka-ruh-SEHL
noun
1
A revolving amusement-park ride with seats, often shaped like horses, that riders sit on as it turns; a merry-go-round.
"The kids rode the carousel three times in a row."
"A painted carousel horse stood frozen mid-gallop."
2
Any rotating device used to display or deliver items, such as a baggage carousel or slide carousel.
"We waited by the carousel for our suitcases to appear."
3
A rotating on-screen display showing a series of images or items one at a time.
"The homepage features a carousel of featured products."
How to Use Carousel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that rotates in a circle to display or deliver things — most familiar as the fairground ride, but also used for baggage claim belts and rotating website displays.
Common pairings
baggage carousel
ride the carousel
image carousel
Word Forms
carouseled past tense, carouselled past tense, carousels plural, carousels singular
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Etymology
From French carrousel, borrowed from Italian carosello, originally referring to elaborate tournament-style games performed by riders on horseback before it came to mean the fairground ride.