roulette

noun

rou·lette | \ rü-ˈlet

Definition of roulette

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

b : something involving a high degree of chance and unpredictability

2a : any of various toothed wheels or disks (as for producing rows of dots on engraved plates or for making short consecutive incisions in paper to facilitate subsequent division)

b : tiny slits between rows of stamps in a sheet that are made by a roulette and serve as an aid in separation — compare perforation

roulette

verb

rouletted; rouletting

Definition of roulette (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to make roulettes in

Examples of roulette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Swimmers here, the film informs us, are playing roulette with some of the biggest jaws on the planet. — Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, "‘Outback: The Kimberley Comes Alive’ Review: Awesome Australia," 26 July 2018 Roster roulette: The Bulls made official what has been reported for weeks, waiving Sean Kilpatrick. — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Fellow Duke big man Harry Giles praises Bulls' Wendell Carter Jr.," 12 July 2018 Roster roulette: The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled forward Zac Dalpe, goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Dean Kukan from the Monsters on Sunday morning and returned Kivlenieks. — Plain Dealer Sports, cleveland.com, "Iowa Wild tame Cleveland Monsters, 4-1," 8 Jan. 2018 There were no injuries in either case. • On Aug. 18, 1913, a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo came up black 26 times in a row. — John Steele Gordon, WSJ, "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm," 30 Aug. 2018 If gambling is no dice, the hotel’s exclusive pool offers an escape from the roulette and blackjack tables. — Samantha Swenson, ELLE Decor, "There's a Newcomer to The Strip: the NoMad Las Vegas," 12 Oct. 2018 There’s even a roulette lounge at the Helsinki Airport. — Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, "Helsinki holds its own among Nordic capitals," 18 Sep. 2018 Photo: joey roulette/Reuters The shooting occurred as the tournament was being live-streamed on social media. — Zusha Elinson, WSJ, "Madden Videogame Competition in Jacksonville, Fla., Erupts in Gunfire," 26 Aug. 2018 To have Class III gaming such as slot machines and roulette would require forming a compact with the state to share revenue. — Washington Post, "Long opposed to casinos, Virginia may be ready to gamble," 5 May 2018

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