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carousel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Leisure, Air
car·ou·sel (also carrousel American English) /ˌkærəˈsel/ noun [countable]  1. carousel.jpg especially American EnglishDL a machine with wooden horses on it that turns around and around, which people can ride on for fun 旋转木马2. TTAthe moving belt that you collect your bags from at an airport 〔机场的〕行李传送带
Examples from the Corpus
carouselIn the park is a children's playground with a carousel.The Balboa Park carousel already has outlived its creators and most of its own history.The Lift spun beneath him like a sickening carousel ride.Waiting for it at the carousel has got to take less time.Clearly, in order to save some money, the carousel has been set up in downtown Oslo, about ten kilometres away.I was grateful when the rucsacs appeared on the carousel.The carousel turns around while the horses go up and down.One company has set up a full-size working carousel to draw a crowd.
Origin carousel (1600-1700) French carrousel, from Italian carosello
car·ou·sel nounChineseSyllable
Corpus it with a horses on wooden machine


carousel
carousel (also carrousel American English) /ˌkærəˈsel/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: carrousel, from Italian carosello

1. especially American English a machine with wooden horses on it that turns around and around, which people can ride on for fun
2. the moving belt that you collect your bags from at an airport


car·ou·selBrE /ˌkærəˈsel/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkærəˈsel/ 🔊 noun(especially NAmE) = merry-go-round (1) a moving belt from which you collect your bags at an airport (机场的)行李传送带