carousel

Etymology

From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, probably from carro, from Latin carrus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəsɛl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəsɛl/ IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹəsɛl/ or IPA^(key): /kɛɹəˈsɛl/

Noun

carousel (plural carousels)

1. a merry-go-round
   • 1951, J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Chapter 25:

     That's one nice thing about carrousels [sic], they always play the same song.

2. a continuously revolving device for item delivery
   

   A baggage carousel at an airport.

   After collecting his suitcase at the baggage carousel, he left the airport.

3. the rotating glass plate in a microwave oven
4. (Internet, graphical user interface) A visual component that displays a series of images one at a time.