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carousel

car·ou·sel [ kàrrə sél, kárrə sèl ] (plural car·ou·sels)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. leisure 
Same as  merry-go-round (sense 1)


2. conveyor belt: a circular conveyor belt, especially one at an airport displaying baggage for arriving passengers to pick up

3. holder for photographic slides: a circular rotating holder that loads photographic slides into a projector one at a time

[Mid-17th century. Via French carrousel< Italian carosello "tilting match"]
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