carousel

noun

car·​ou·​sel ˌker-ə-ˈsel 

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

: merry-go-round

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

On March 7, Nigel shared a photo with Sabrina on Instagram as part of his birthday carousel. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025

Other photos in the carousel include a close-up shot of the Kode with Klossy founder cradling her bare stomach, another of her dressed in a floor-length black gown that shows off her expanding profile, and a third of her two sons. —David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025

In the current landscape of college basketball, a carousel of transfers and monetary opportunities, the water of this question is as murky as ever. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025

Olen is quickly becoming one of the hottest names of this spring’s coaching carousel. —Cj Moore, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French carrousel, from Italian carosello

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for carousel

• bagatelle
• caravel
• carrousel
• citadel
• clientele
• commonweal
• decibel
• demoiselle
• fontanelle
• infidel
• isabel
• machiavel

Kids Definition

carousel

noun

car·​ou·​sel

variants also carrousel

ˌkar-ə-ˈsel,

 also  -ˈzel;

ˈkar-ə-ˌsel,

 also  -ˌzel

: merry-go-round sense 1