Definition of "carousel" [carousel]

• A merry-go-round, as one at an amusement park. (noun)
• A circular conveyor on which objects are displayed or rotated: a baggage carousel in an airport. (noun)
• A tournament in which knights or horsemen engaged in various exercises and races. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Ferguson once coined the term "carousel" to describe Barca's dizzying passing game."
• "• While the carousel is moving, you may slow it down or change its direction by moving the mouse to that side of the page."
• "Notifier does this by displaying a ribbon of icons at the top of the phone's screen that it calls the carousel, and you can move the phone's directional arrows left or right to switch from one program to the next."