carousel

noun

car·​ou·​sel ˌker-ə-ˈsel 

ˌka-rə-

also

-ˈzel  ˈker-ə-ˌsel 

ˈka-rə-

variants or less commonly carrousel

1

: a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions

2

a

: merry-go-round

b

: a circular conveyor

the luggage carousel at the airport

c

: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display

Examples of carousel in a Sentence

He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.

the luggage carousel at the airport

a CD player with a six-disk carousel

Recent Examples on the Web

Yamal shared a sweet photo of the moment in a carousel of several other celebratory pictures from the championship final on Instagram. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Bündchen's carousel featured several photos of Valente in sweet moments with their son. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Jennifer Garner reunited with her close friend Ina Garten in a new Instagram carousel. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 July 2026

Factor in Argentina’s tactical fouling and Spain’s midfield carousel, and this game will take a while to warm up. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

French carrousel, from Italian carosello

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for carousel

• bagatelle
• calomel
• caravel
• carrousel
• citadel
• clientele
• commonweal
• coronel
• decibel
• demoiselle
• fontanelle
• hydrocele

Kids Definition

carousel

noun

car·​ou·​sel

variants also carrousel

ˌkar-ə-ˈsel

also -ˈzel;

ˈkar-ə-ˌsel

also -ˌzel

: merry-go-round sense 1