carousel

Spinning painted horses

A carousel is a rotating amusement ride with seats, often shaped like horses or other animals, that move up and down as the platform spins: The children begged for another ride on the carousel.

The term extends to any rotating mechanism—a luggage carousel at an airport, a slide carousel for projectors.

In digital interfaces, a carousel is a display element that cycles through images or content horizontally.

ride

merry-go-round

Rotating amusement ride

horses · platform · spinning · galloping · poles · canopy · painted · wooden · music · calliope

equestrian

horses

Large domesticated hoofed mammals

  • stallionIntact male breeding horse
  • mareFemale adult equine
  • ponyCompact equine breed

galloping · prancing · saddle · bridle · mane · carved · painted · wooden · menagerie · chariot

baggage

conveyor

Mechanism that transports items

  • beltStrap securing trousers
  • claimStatement of ownership or truth
  • airportAviation passenger facility

terminal · luggage · suitcase · retrieval · rotating · arrival · passenger · waiting · collect · reclaim

nostalgic

vintage

Quality from past eras

antique · retro · classic · heritage · timeless · whimsical · innocence · wonder · Coney Island · boardwalk

slideshow

rotating

Turning on an axis

  • bannerDisplayed strip with message
  • sliderAdjustable interface element
  • gallerySpace for displaying artwork

images · scrolling · navigation · arrows · dots · autoplay · thumbnails · display · cycling · widget

Categories
Opposites
motion type

carouselferris wheel

Rotating vertical amusement ride

roller coaster · drop tower · log flume · zip line · water slide

thrill level

carouselroller coaster

Track with dramatic plunges

drop tower · thrill ride · haunted house · bungee jump · loop-the-loop

movement pattern

carouselstill life

Art of inanimate objects

bench · monument

Phrases
Family

carouse, carousing, carouser, carousels, caroused, carousal

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G