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Carousel
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- 1 A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
"That's one nice thing about carrousels,^([sic]) they always play the same song."
- 2 a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement wordnet
- 3 A continuously revolving device for item delivery.
"After collecting his suitcase at the baggage carousel, he left the airport."
- 4 a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers wordnet
- 5 The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
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- 6 A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.
- 7 An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
- 8 A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances. historical
- 9 Synonym of jukebox (“automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.”).
- 1 To revolve or change places.
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.
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.
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