From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
carousel
n 1: carries luggage to air travelers [syn: carrousel, {luggage
carousel}, luggage carrousel]
2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride
on [syn: carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout,
whirligig]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]