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

The accompanying photo carousel featured more than a dozen family photos, including several that showed Duff's own mom posing with her daughter and grandchildren. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

The college football coaching carousel has ballooned before November. —Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025

Following the post where Dickerson shared a carousel of moments from his time at CBS News, the outpouring of support from his colleagues poured in. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025

The 44-year-old actress shared another Australia photo carousel to Instagram over the weekend. —Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French carrousel, from Italian carosello

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for carousel

• bagatelle
• caravel
• carrousel
• citadel
• clientele
• commonweal
• decibel
• demoiselle
• fontanelle
• infidel
• isabel
• machiavel

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