different between carousel vs waltzer

English

Alternative forms

• carrousel (US)

Etymology

From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, probably from carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kær??s?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kær??s?l/ IPA^(key): /?kæ??s?l/ IPA^(key): /?kær??z?l/

Noun

carousel (plural carousels)

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

3. The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
4. (graphical user interface) A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.
5. An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
6. (historical) A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.

Derived terms

• carousel fraud
• carousel voting

Translations

See also

• merry-go-round
• roundabout
• whirligig

Verb

carousel (third-person singular simple present carousels, present participle carouseling or carouselling, simple past and past participle carouseled or carouselled)

1. To revolve or change places.

Further reading

• carousel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

waltz +? -er

Noun

waltzer (plural waltzers)

1. One who dances the waltz.
2. A fairground ride consisting of a number of cars that spin individually while rotating around a central point like a carousel.