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carrousel

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car⋅rou⋅sel

  [kar-uh-sel, -zel; kar-uh-sel, -zel]
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–noun
carousel.

mer⋅ry-go-round

  [mer-ee-goh-round]
–noun
1. Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
2. a rapid whirl or a busy round, as of social life or business affairs.
Origin:
1720–30
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car·ou·sel or car·rou·sel   (kār'ə-sěl', -zěl')   
n.  

  1. A merry-go-round, as one at an amusement park.

  2. A circular conveyor on which objects are displayed or rotated: a baggage carousel in an airport.

  3. A tournament in which knights or horsemen engaged in various exercises and races.


[French carrousel, tilting match, carousel, from Italian carosello, tilting match.]
car·rou·sel   (kār'ə-sěl', -zěl')   
n.  Variant of carousel.
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