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

Although casino operators and poker enthusiasts seem to love this quote, Burke wasn’t talking about five-card stud or roulette wheels. — John Hood, National Review, "New Nationalists Make Three Big Bets," 28 Aug. 2019 The event will feature roulette, blackjack, craps and Texas Hold’em Poker tables. — Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, "Crosby Education Foundation to hold Casino Royale fundraiser on Sept. 14," 30 Aug. 2019 Right guard roulette: Jordan Devey, signed as an unrestricted free agent to be a backup at guard and center, has first crack at the right guard spot vacated by Gabe Jackson, whose MCL will keep him out approximately for a quarter of the season. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "Raiders place running back Doug Martin on IR, sign Corey Liuget," 25 Aug. 2019 The casinos pay a tax of anywhere from 37 to 45 percent on slots revenue, as well as 10 percent on revenue from table games like craps and roulette. — Jesse Mckinley, New York Times, "Why a $1.2 Billion Gambling Mecca Has Fallen on Hard Times," 16 Aug. 2019 Speaking to reporters earlier this month, Guardiola likened Liverpool's Champions League triumph with a visit to the casino, comparing it with the spin of roulette wheel. — Becky Anderson And James Masters, CNN, "Mohamed Salah's message to Pep Guardiola: The Champions League is football's 'biggest competition'," 14 Aug. 2019 The queen of a crooked roulette wheel tries to leave her San Francisco boss for a miner. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 Play a fun game of vegetable roulette with your friends before dinner! — Birmingham Magazine, al, "These are Birmingham’s 10 best snackable appetizers," 5 Aug. 2019 Poor Cora is playing reliever roulette and hoping for the best. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Red Sox traveled long way to learn they’re far from being threat to Yankees," 30 June 2019

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