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

Also, the museum has an Eco-Adventure Carousel that includes sculptures of animals native to the surrounding mountains of the museum (additional fee for rides on the carousel). —Holly Andres, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026

Elsewhere in the Instagram carousel, Alba posed for a selfie with a margarita in hand, smiled alongside two of her kids, and shared two self-help mantras for March courtesy of We The Urban. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026

Coaching changes in the WPIAL Eric Kasperowicz's move from Mars to North Hills is one of several changes in the WPIAL's coaching carousel this offseason at some of the Pittsburgh-area's larger school districts. —Mike Darnay, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026

After four years on Indianapolis’ quarterback carousel, Pierce should be a hot commodity. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026

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