Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A merry-go-round, as one at an amusement park.
- noun A circular conveyor on which objects are displayed or rotated.
- noun A tournament in which knights or horsemen engaged in various exercises and races.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
carousal and carrousel.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a continuous belt oriented horizontally or near-horizontally around a central structure, driven in a circular motion by some mechanism, which carries luggage delivered from the luggage hold of an airplane to air travelers; -- used at airports.
- noun same as
merry-go-round .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
merry-go-round - noun a continuously revolving device for item delivery A baggage carousel at an airport.
- noun the rotating glass plate in a microwave oven
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
- noun a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Ferguson once coined the term "carousel" to describe Barca's dizzying passing game.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Ferguson once coined the term "carousel" to describe Barca's dizzying passing game.
The Seattle Times 2011
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page.
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Kerri Walsh, Shawn Johnson graphics 2009
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