carousel
/ˌkærəˈsɛl/US/ˌkæɹəˈsɛl/
carousel noun: a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
Noun
carousel (plural carousels)
- A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
- That's one nice thing about carrousels,^([sic]) they always play the same song.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, chapter 25, in The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- giddy-go-round, merry-go-around, merry-go-whirl, roundabout, whirligig
- A revolving device for item delivery or display.
- After collecting his suitcase at the baggage carousel, he left the airport.
- It struck me as a perky, whine-free name—the kind of standard-issue handle that could be found on necklaces hanging off carousels in roadside souvenir shops, next to the saltwater taffy.2023, Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Penguin, →ISBN, page 44
- The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
- A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.
- An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
- A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.
- Synonym of jukebox (“automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.”).
- Synonyms:
- jukebox
Verb
carousel (third-person singular simple present carousels, present participle (US) carouseling or (UK) carouselling, simple past and past participle (US) carouseled or (UK) carouselled)
- To revolve or change places.
carousel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
carousel in Hindi
- pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
- चक्कर देनेवाला हिंडोला cakkar denevālā hiṇḍolā, हिंडोला hiṇḍolā
carousel in Tamil
- இராட்டினம்
carousel in Marathi
- कॅरोझल, कॅरोझेल, कॅरोसेल
carousel in Urdu
- pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
- ہِنڈولا hiṇḍolā
More languagesFewer languages
- carousel in Bengali
- ঘোরাফেরা যন্ত্র
- carousel in Telugu
- కారోసెల్లింగ్, కారౌసలింగ్
- carousel in Malayalam
- കാരൂസൽ, കരോസെൽ, കരോസൽ
- carousel in Punjabi
- ਕੈਰੋਜ਼ਲ, ਕੈਰੋਸਲ, ਕੈਰੌਜ਼ਲ
- carousel in Gujarati
- કેરોયુઝલ, કેરોયુઝેલ, કેરોઝલ
- carousel in Odia
- କ୍ଯ଼ାରୋସେଲ, କାରୋଜେଲ୍, କାରୋଜେଲ
- carousel in Nepali
- क्यारोसेल, कारोजेल, कारोसेल
- carousel in Tagalog
- tiyubibo
- carousel in Arabic
- كارُوسِيل kārūsīl, دُوَّامَة خَيْل duwwāmat ḵayl
- carousel in Indonesian
- karusel, komidi putar
- carousel in Persian
- کاروسِل kârusel, چَرخ و فَلَک čarx o falak
- carousel in Thai
- ม้าหมุน máa-mǔn
- carousel in Vietnamese
- đu quay, trò kéo quân, vòng quay ngựa gỗ
Examples of carousel in a sentence
- And how easily a carousel lined with big plastic Barneyesque dinosaurs can enliven a normally adult space.
- Here's an example: Carmel's City Council recently removed funding for the mayor's $5 million carousel, i.e., one super-expensive horse tornado.
- A carousel should be called a Horse Tornado.
Synonyms of carousel
Forms of carousel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | carousels |
| alternative form | carrousel |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | carousels |
| present participle US | carouseling |
| present participle UK | carouselling |
| past participle US | carouseled |
| past US | carouseled |
| past participle UK | carouselled |
| past UK | carouselled |
Origin of carousel
From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, from Sicilian caruseḍḍu and/or Neapolitan carusiello. Uncertain. Some suggested a derivation from carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus, but this does not fit the criteria of an appropriate morphological reconstruction. Not believed to be related to carousal.
Words formed from carousel
Phrases with carousel
Questions about carousel
- What does carousel mean?
- Carousel means a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
- What is carousel in Hindi?
- Carousel in Hindi is चक्कर देनेवाला हिंडोला (cakkar denevālā hiṇḍolā), हिंडोला (hiṇḍolā). See Carousel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is carousel?
- Carousel can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce carousel?
- Carousel is pronounced /ˌkærəˈsɛl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carousel?
- The plural of carousel is carousels.
Words near carousel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: carousel (page history and authors); carousel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carousel (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carousel (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carousel (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carousel (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carousel (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carousel (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carousel (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carousel (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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