carousel
pronunciation
How to pronounce carousel in British English:
UK [ˌkærəˈsel]
How to pronounce carousel in American English:
US [ˌkærəˈsɛl, -ˈzɛl]
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- Noun:
- carries luggage to air travelers
- large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
Word Origin
- carousel (n.)
- "merry-go-round," 1670s, earlier "playful tournament of knights in chariots or on horseback" (1640s), from French carrousel "a tilting match," from Italian carusiello, possibly from carro "chariot," from Latin carrus (see car).A new and rare invencon knowne by the name of the royalle carousell or tournament being framed and contrived with such engines as will not only afford great pleasure to us and our nobility in the sight thereof, but sufficient instruction to all such ingenious young gentlemen as desire to learne the art of perfect horsemanshipp. [letter of 1673]
Example
- 1. Athens , greece : people look at a carousel at central syntagma square
- 2. That looks just like our little carousel back home .
- 3. You should claim your luggage at carousel 2 .
- 4. Who 'll ride this dying carousel ?
- 5. We looked like a bunch of awkward kids riding a slow-moving carousel .