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Definition of Carrousel

1. Noun. A conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers.

2. Noun. A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement.

Definition of Carrousel

1. Noun. a ride in a carnival or circus, or park, that usually has seats fashioned like horses or other animals ¹

2. Noun. a means of retrieving luggage at an airport or other travel area ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carrousel

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carrousel

carrot tops carrotier carrotiest carrotin carrotiness carrotins carrotless carrotlike carrots carrots and sticks

carrottop carrottopped carrottops carrotwood carroty carrousel (current term) carrousels carrow carrows carrs

carry carry-forward carry-on carry-over carry-the can carry a lot of weight carry a torch for carry a tune carry away carry back

Literary usage of Carrousel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1898)
"1759 CHAPTER VI BERLIN carrousel, AND VOLTAIRE VISIBLE THERE READERS have heard of the Place du carrousel at Paris; and know probably that Louis xrv. held ..."

2. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great: in ten vol by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"HEADERS have heard of the Place du carrousel at Paris; and know probably that Louis XIV. held world-famous carrousel there (AD 16(12); and, in general, ..."

3. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1898)
"Arc de Triomphe du carrousel. Jardin des Tuileries. The open space between the Louvre and the Tuileries, with the exception of the part beyond the Arc de ..."

4. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"READERS have heard of the Place du Cdi,t>ousel &t Paris; and know probably that Louis XIV. held world- famous carrousel there (AD 1662); and, in general,. ..."

5. History of Friedrich the Second: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1885)
"August 25th-27th, was carrousel; and Collini had arrived a few days before."' And now it is time we were at the carrousel ourselves,— in a brief transient ..."

6. Paris and Its Environs: With Routes from London to Paris, and from Paris to by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1878)
"An de Triomphe du carrousel. The vast open space between the Louvre and the ... Adjacent to it is the Place du carrousel, a space of more than double the ..."

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