carousel

«carousel» in Mova's school dictionary: a fairground ride with model horses or seats that go… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a carousel, carousels)

meaning for a pupil

1) A carousel is a fairground ride with model horses or seats that go round and round to music; a merry-go-round. tree →

2) A carousel is a moving belt at an airport that brings passengers' luggage round. tree →

3) A carousel is a set of pictures or items on a website or slide show that turn one after another. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life children ride a carousel at the fair; travellers wait at the baggage carousel. In maths, a carousel turning round is an example of turning and circles: a full turn is 360°. Phrases: ride the carousel, baggage carousel, picture carousel.

examples

• We rode the carousel at the fair. tree →
• My horse on the carousel went up and down. tree →
• Our suitcase came round on the baggage carousel. tree →
• The website has a carousel of photos. tree →
• The carousel has 24 horses in 3 rings, so 8 horses in each ring. tree →
• The carousel makes a full turn of 360° every minute. tree →

note

Countable noun. In the UK it is also called a merry-go-round or roundabout; in the USA a merry-go-round. Spelling: one r at the start, one s, one l at the end.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «carousel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.