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whirlabout

whirlabout noun: a fairground carousel.

Noun

whirlabout (plural whirlabouts)

  1. A fairground carousel.

Forms of whirlabout

pluralwhirlabouts

Origin of whirlabout

From whirl + about.

Questions about whirlabout

What does whirlabout mean?
Whirlabout means a fairground carousel.
What part of speech is whirlabout?
Whirlabout is a noun.
What is the plural of whirlabout?
The plural of whirlabout is whirlabouts.

Words near whirlabout in the dictionary

  1. Whirily
  2. whirl
  3. whirl bone
  4. whirl-bone
  5. whirl-bones
  6. whirlabout
  7. whirlabouts
  8. whirlbat
  9. whirlbats
  10. whirlblast
  11. whirlblasts

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