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

The famed pastry chef, 50, posted a carousel featuring photos and videos of his 4-year-old daughter, Josephine, and his wife, Johnna, with their fuzzy new pets on Instagram on Wednesday, May 28. —Erin Clements, People.com, 28 May 2025

Though neither Stefani nor Shelton have addressed their absences from the show, Stefani also shared a carousel of photos on Monday celebrating the birthday of Kingston, her son with ex Gavin Rossdale. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 May 2025

In the same carousel on TikTok, Babalola also included the last photo the two of them would have together, just six and a half weeks later. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025

The fulfilled mother of three posted a carousel of photos on Instagram and showered her son with words of praise. —Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 23 May 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