carousel
noun
car·ou·sel
ˌker-ə-ˈsel 
ˈker-ə-ˌsel
ˌka-rə-,
also
-ˈzel
ˈker-ə-ˌsel
ˈka-rə-
variants
or less commonly carrousel
1
: a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
2
a
b
: a circular conveyor
the luggage carousel at the airport
c
: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples of carousel in a Sentence
He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.
the luggage carousel at the airport
a CD player with a six-disk carousel
Recent Examples on the Web
In the first picture of the Instagram carousel posted Wednesday, June 6, the kids could be seen lying on the floor beside one another playing with toy trucks.
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Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
What’s clear is that star power matters on streaming, and Roberts is a big enough name to get viewers’ attention when her face shows up on the Netflix carousel.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Image Video 00:00 0:25 Pier 39 is one of the most popular tourist spots in San Francisco, situated near one end of Fisherman’s Wharf with a carousel, T-shirt shops and restaurants famous for their sourdough bowls of clam chowder.
—Heather Knight Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Atkinson, 56, appears to be one of the hot names on this summer’s coaching carousel.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
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Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
What’s clear is that star power matters on streaming, and Roberts is a big enough name to get viewers’ attention when her face shows up on the Netflix carousel.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Image Video 00:00 0:25 Pier 39 is one of the most popular tourist spots in San Francisco, situated near one end of Fisherman’s Wharf with a carousel, T-shirt shops and restaurants famous for their sourdough bowls of clam chowder.
—Heather Knight Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Atkinson, 56, appears to be one of the hot names on this summer’s coaching carousel.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
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“Carousel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carousel. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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