CAROUSEL

carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig

(noun) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

carousel, carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel

(noun) a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carousel (plural carousels)

A merry-go-round (type of ride on rotating platform).

A continuously revolving device for item delivery.

The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.

(GUI) A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.

An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.

(historical) A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 June 2025

SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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