carousel

English

A carousel

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French carrousel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian carosello, probably from carro, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin carrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəsɛl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəsɛl/ IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹəsɛl/ or IPA^(key): /kɛɹəˈsɛl/

Noun

carousel (plural carousels)

1. A merry-go-round (type of ride on rotating platform).
   • 1951, J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Chapter 25:

     That's one nice thing about carrousels^[sic], they always play the same song.

2. A continuously revolving device for item delivery.

   

   A baggage carousel at an airport.

   After collecting his suitcase at the baggage carousel, he left the airport.

3. The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
4. (Internet, graphical user interface) A visual component that displays a series of images one at a time.
5. An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
6. (historical) A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.

Derived terms

• carousel fraud
• carousel voting

Translations

merry-go-round — see merry-go-round

revolving device to deliver items

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 行李传送带 (zh)

• Dutch: bagageband c
• Finnish: karuselli (fi), matkatavarahihna
• Georgian: კარუსელი (ḳaruseli)
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• Indonesian: karusel, komidi putar (id)
• Italian: carosello m
• Russian: карусе́ль (ru) f (karusélʹ)

See also

• merry-go-round
• roundabout
• whirligig