Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
carousal , 1. - noun A merry-go-round (which see). Also written carousal, carousel.
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- noun a ride in a
carnival orcircus , or park, that usually has seats fashioned like horses or other animals - noun a means of retrieving
luggage at an airport or other travel area
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
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Examples
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They could hear the music of the "carrousel," as a merry-go-round is sometimes called.
The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair Laura Lee Hope
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But a ghostly kind of carrousel, because the rings aren't solid and you can look right through them.
Tales of Ten Worlds Clarke, Arthur C. 1950
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Already quaint and seedy: the draperied ladies on the frieze of the carrousel are his father’s father’s mooncheeked dreams; if he thinks of it more he will vomit his apple-on-a-stick.
The Worst Years of Your Life Mark Jude Poirier 2007
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Then I hear the ice-cream truck come down the street, playing its carrousel music.
The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010
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Prosecutors allege that the mob used the carrousel of transactions to launder vast sums of money while the broadband providers reaped millions in value-added tax credits.
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I still thinking, what can be the solution for the horizontal carrousel ?
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Yesterday Antwerp introduced a...help me out here, mill? carrousel? that they had ordered from...the creators of The Elephant of Nantes.
Utopiales Poster, Part 7: The Painting James Gurney 2009
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Then on to the baggage claim carrousel which was missing several panels, allowing one to see the garbage and waste piled up under the moving belt, along with a few suitcases that had managed to fall through the openings.
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As we were entering the restaurant I noticed they had a small Ferris wheel and an equally small carrousel at the end of the block but thought nothing of it.
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Jade Moore, 4, of Groves trick rides a carrousel horse during the Nederland Heritage Festival on Saturday.
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