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carousel

car·ou·sel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-uh-sel, kar-uh-sel]
    • /ˌkær əˈsɛl, ˈkær əˌsɛl/
    • /ˌkær.ʊˈsel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-uh-sel, kar-uh-sel]
    • /ˌkær əˈsɛl, ˈkær əˌsɛl/

Definitions of carousel word

  • countable noun carousel At an airport, a carousel is a moving surface from which passengers can collect their luggage. 3
  • countable noun carousel A carousel is a large circular machine with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars. People can sit on it and go round and round for fun. 3
  • noun carousel a circular magazine in which slides for a projector are held: it moves round as each slide is shown 3
  • noun carousel a rotating conveyor belt for luggage, as at an airport 3
  • noun carousel a revolving circular platform provided with wooden animals, seats, etc, on which people ride for amusement 3
  • noun carousel a tournament in which horsemen took part in races and various manoeuvres in formation 3

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Origin of carousel

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < French: kind of tournament < Italian carosello kind of ball game < Neapolitan dialect carusello game played with clay balls, clay ball, literally, little head, equivalent to carus(o) shorn head (perhaps based on the Greek stem kors- shave) + -ello diminutive suffix

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Parts of speech for Carousel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carousel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

carousel usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for carousel

noun carousel

  • roundabout — circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.
  • whirligig — something that whirls or revolves.
  • conveyer — A conveyer is a device for moving large amounts of a solid.
  • ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • merry-go-round — 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.

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