carousel

noun

car·ou·sel | \ˌker-ə-ˈsel,

ˌka-rə- also -ˈzel;ˈker-ə-ˌ,

ˈka-rə-

variants: or less commonly carrousel

Definition of carousel

1 : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions

2a : 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

On November 16, the actor and musician shared a carousel on Instagram of two icons who embraced their body hair before her. — Isabella Gomez, Teen Vogue, "Bella Thorne Posts Photos of Julia Roberts and Madonna Rocking Armpit Hair," 18 Nov. 2018 The post was a carousel with five adorable photos from a family outing, featuring her kids, Spurgeon and Henry, and her older sister Jana. — Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, "Jessa Duggar Sets Fans Straight About Why Sister Jana Doesn't Have an Instagram," 1 Oct. 2018 At the amusement park, Lynette and her friends went from ride to ride, including a carousel built for the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. — Rick Hampson, USA TODAY, "The lost day: How we remember, and don't, the 26 hours after Robert F. Kennedy fell," 4 June 2018 The transition between the two pages wasn't choppy or jarring, but the smooth fade from carousel to recipe ingredients took too long for my liking. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Echo Show 2018 review: Seeing is believing, and there’s a lot more to see," 8 Oct. 2018 The new multitasking carousel in Android Pie isn’t just a snapshot of your recent apps. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "Android 9 Pie is here: What's new, what's awesome, and how to get it now," 6 Aug. 2018 Yet Mr Raab’s successor will be the fifth housing minister since 2015, because of the ministerial carousel triggered by Brexit. — The Economist, "Meet Dominic Raab: the new Brexit boss," 9 July 2018 The black cherry soufflé for dessert was paired with a Jonathan Edwards Zinfandel port, as darkness settled over the beach stretching from the Watch Hill carousel to Misquamicut. — Anthony Flint, BostonGlobe.com, "For an otherworldly splurge, beach polo at the Ocean House," 16 May 2018 For a deck-by-deck tour of the ship, scroll through the carousel above. — Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, "Deal watch: Avalon Waterways offers free flights to Europe with river cruise bookings," 9 July 2018

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