carrousel
Definition
Noun: 1. A large, rotating circular platform fitted with seats, often in the form of animals or chariots, on which people, especially children, ride for amusement at a fair or amusement park. 2. A rotating conveyor system, typically found at airports, that transports luggage in a continuous loop for passengers to claim.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Amusement Ride):
- The children were excited to ride the painted horses on the carrousel.
- The music from the carrousel filled the air at the summer fair.
- Noun (Luggage System):
- We waited at the carrousel for our suitcases to appear.
- Please proceed to baggage claim carrousel number three.
Advanced Usage
- "to wait at the carrousel": A common phrase used specifically in the context of airports to describe the action of waiting for one's luggage.
- After a long flight, the whole family was tired from waiting at the carrousel.
Variants and Related Words
- Carousel (noun): The more common modern spelling for both meanings of "carrousel."
- Merry-go-round (noun): A direct synonym for the amusement ride meaning.
- Luggage carousel (noun): A specific term for the airport baggage conveyor system.
Synonyms
- For the amusement ride: merry-go-round, roundabout (chiefly British).
- For the luggage system: baggage carousel, luggage conveyor, baggage claim conveyor.
Related Idioms or Phrases
- While not a direct idiom, the image of a carrousel is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a repetitive or cyclical process.
- The meetings felt like a carrousel of the same old arguments. (This usage is more commonly associated with the spelling "carousel.")
Noun
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a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
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a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers
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