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Carousel   /kˈɛrəsˌɛl/   Listen
noun
carousel  n.  
1.
A continuous belt oriented horizontally or near-horizontally around a central structure, driven in a circular motion by some mechanism, which carries luggage delivered from the luggage hold of an airplane to air travelers; used at airports.
Synonyms: luggage carousel.
2.
Same as merry-go-round.
Synonyms: merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig.





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"Carousel" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Cooney meanings. She had been like a rider thrown from a gay fixed steed in a merry-go-round, who, having picked himself up and mended his wounds, looks about, and gets his first view of the carousel as part of a larger moving scene. Cally, for the first time in her life, had been glancing over the fair-grounds. Not even the knowledge of Hugo's love could now wholly turn her ...
— V. V.'s Eyes • Henry Sydnor Harrison
... I mean to ask Brede—" Sir Alexander had begun, struggling to get his hand out of Mr. Starr's cordial clasp. But before I could hear the end of the word, much less the first syllable of another, Jonkheer Brederode was hustling Nell and me, out of sight of the others, round the carousel. ...
— The Chauffeur and the Chaperon • C. N. Williamson


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