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Carousel   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



... effectually secured the command of the river, and the safety of the Tuileries on one side. He had placed cannon also at all the crossings of the streets by which the National Guard could advance towards the other front; and having posted his battalions in the garden of the Tuileries and Place du Carousel, he awaited the attack. ...
— The History of Napoleon Buonaparte • John Gibson Lockhart
... mule Burst all, which browseth on the basil of the bridges, and muncheth the husked sesame, and nighteth in the Khan of Abu Mansur." Then laughed they till they fell on their backs, and returned to their carousel, and ceased not to be after this fashion till night began to fall. Thereupon said they to the Porter, ''Bismillah,[FN164] O our master, up and on with those sorry old shoes of thine and turn thy face and show us the breadth of thy shoulders!" Said he, "By Allah, ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton
... whose familiar figure was the prodigal with the scoop shovel in the gold bin by the open window with a huge hole in the ground beneath, was just about at the crest of its master carousal [Transcriber's note: carousel?]; and the transcontinental railways with their entails of cash and land grants and guaranteed bonds was the thing that gave the new Minister the greatest concern of the lot, though he never said so. An ex-Cabinetarian ...
— The Masques of Ottawa • Domino


Words linked to "Carousel" :   conveyor belt, carrousel, transporter, luggage carrousel, conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor


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