carousel

carousel
    n 1: a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air
         travelers [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {luggage
         carousel}, {luggage carrousel}]
    2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
       amusement [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {merry-go-round},
       {roundabout}, {whirligig}]
    

Merry-go-round \Mer"ry-go`-round"\, n.
   Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a
   group of seats in the shape of hobbyhorses or other fanciful
   animals, arranged in a circle on a platform that is rotated
   by a mechanical drive, often to the accompaniment of music;
   the seats often move up and down in synchrony with the
   rotation; -- called also {carousel}. It is employed primarily
   for the amusement of children, and is typically found at an
   amusement park.
   [1913 Webster]
    

carousel \carousel\ (k[a^]r`[-o]*s[e^]l"), 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.

   Syn: luggage carousel.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. same as {merry-go-round}.

   Syn: merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "carousel":
      Ferris wheel, Highland games, Olympiad, Olympic games,
      chute-the-chutes, chutes, disk, field day, flying horses, games,
      gymkhana, meet, merry-go-round, rally, regatta, roller,
      roller coaster, rolling stone, rotator, rotor, roundabout, rundle,
      seesaw, swing, teeter-totter, the Olympics, top, tournament,
      tourney, track meet, wheel, whip, whirlabout, whirler, whirligig