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Etymology
From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, from Sicilian caruseḍḍu and/or Neapolitan carusiello. Uncertain. Some suggested a derivation from carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus, but this does not fit the criteria of an appropriate morphological reconstruction. Not believed to be related to carousal.
Pronunciation
Noun
carousel (plural carousels)
- A merry-go-round (type of ride on rotating platform).
- 1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, chapter 25, in The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC:
- That's one nice thing about carrousels[sic], they always play the same song.
- A continuously revolving device for item delivery.
- After collecting his suitcase at the baggage carousel, he left the airport.
- The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
- (graphical user interface) A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.
- An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
- (historical) A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.
- (computing) Synonym of jukebox (“automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.”).
Usage notes
Not to be confused with carousal (“state of carousing; an instance of this”).
Derived terms
Translations
merry-go-round — see merry-go-round
revolving device to deliver items
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See also
Verb
carousel (third-person singular simple present carousels, present participle (US) carouseling or (UK) carouselling, simple past and past participle (US) carouseled or (UK) carouselled)
- To revolve or change places.
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