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

According to Page Six, the pic was in a carousel that otherwise raised awareness for Stewart’s line of candles. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

Hewitt shared a carousel of photos to her Instagram on Sunday, featuring baby Scottie in a stroller wagon swathed in a sea-like blue blanket and surrounded by plushie ducks. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026

Lexington is the sort of place where the arrival of your luggage at a baggage claim carousel is accompanied by the bugle strains of the call to the post, where Citation Boulevard hugs the north edges of the city and Man o’War Boulevard the south. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Another photo showed Sterling grinning while sitting on a flamingo on a carousel, as a later shot featured Patrick standing in the middle of Bronze and Golden, who smiled on either side of him while also sitting on animals on the ride. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 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