carousel
/ˌkærəˈsel/noun
उच्चारण कैरसेल
(हवाई अड्डे पर) सामान का घूमता पट्टा, बैगेज कैरोसेल
Core word
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[C]
a moving belt from which passengers at an airport collect their bags
(हवाई अड्डे पर) सामान का घूमता पट्टा, बैगेज कैरोसेल
- Passengers waited at the carousel for their luggage.
- Our bags were the last to appear on the carousel.
- I waited at the carousel for my suitcase.
+ 2 more examples
- Luggage from the Delhi flight comes out on carousel four.
- The carousel stopped, and the passengers began to worry.
Synonyms conveyor belt baggage reclaim
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[C] especially North American
a round platform at a fair with model horses or cars on it that turns round and round and that children ride on
हिंडोला, चक्कर झूला
- The children rode on the carousel at the mela.
- Radhika's little brother cried when the carousel stopped.
- The carousel played cheerful music as it turned.
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- He bought tickets for the carousel and the Ferris wheel.
- The little girl chose a white horse on the carousel.
Synonyms merry-go-round roundabout
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[C]
a device that holds photographic slides or other objects and moves them round in a circle
घूमने वाला होल्डर, कैरोसेल
- a slide carousel
- The lecturer loaded the carousel with slides of the ancient temple.
- The projector's carousel held eighty slides.
+ 2 more examples
- He turned the carousel to the next picture.
- A rotating carousel displayed the spices on the stall.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
baggage carousel (airport)
At airports, the carousel is the moving belt that brings luggage to passengers. You wait at, or by, the carousel and pick up your bag from it.
हवाई अड्डे पर carousel वह घूमती पट्टी है जो यात्रियों तक सामान लाती है; आप carousel पर प्रतीक्षा करते हैं और वहाँ से अपना बैग उठाते हैं।
- Our bags came round on carousel number four.
- Please wait by the carousel until your luggage arrives.
ride on a carousel (fairground)
In a fair, the carousel is the merry-go-round with horses or cars. The usual preposition is 'on', and the verb is ride.
मेले में carousel घोड़ों या गाड़ियों वाला हिंडोला है; इसके साथ 'ride' और preposition 'on' आता है।
- The child rode on the carousel three times at the fair.
carousel of + noun (figurative)
Figuratively, a carousel is a series of things that keep returning in the same order, such as images or news.
लाक्षणिक अर्थ में carousel उन चीज़ों की श्रृंखला है जो उसी क्रम में बार-बार लौटती हैं, जैसे चित्र या समाचार।
- The website shows a carousel of photographs on its home page.
carousel (digital)
On websites and apps, a carousel is a set of images or cards that slide automatically or by swiping.
Websites और apps पर carousel चित्रों या cards का वह समूह है जो अपने आप या swipe करने पर सरकता है।
- Swipe the carousel to see more offers.
+Collocations 4
adjective + carousel
baggageluggagerevolvingbrightly litold-fashioned
- We watched the revolving carousel of lights at night.
verb + carousel
ridewait atcollect fromspinstop
- Collect your bags from the carousel and move to customs.
carousel + noun
horsebeltrideimagenumber
- The carousel horses were painted gold and red.
carousel + preposition
at the airportat the fairon a websiteof images
- A carousel of images appears on the homepage.
“More examples 5
- After a four-hour flight, Radhika waited at the carousel for her suitcase.
चार घंटे की उड़ान के बाद राधिका अपने सूटकेस के लिए carousel पर प्रतीक्षा करती रही।
- The little boy wanted to sit on the white horse of the carousel.
छोटा लड़का हिंडोले के सफ़ेद घोड़े पर बैठना चाहता था।
- Passengers from the Delhi flight should go to carousel six.
दिल्ली की उड़ान के यात्री carousel संख्या छह पर जाएँ।
- The old fair in our town still has a wooden carousel.
हमारे कस्बे के पुराने मेले में अब भी लकड़ी का हिंडोला है।
- The shopping app displays a carousel of discount offers at the top.
Shopping app सबसे ऊपर छूट वाले offers का carousel दिखाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We picked our bags in the carousel.
✓ We picked up our bags from the carousel.
Luggage is collected 'from' the carousel, and the phrasal verb is 'pick up'.
सामान carousel 'से' लिया जाता है, इसलिए 'from' आता है और phrasal verb 'pick up' है।
✗ Wait near the carousel until your luggages arrive.
✓ Wait near the carousel until your luggage arrives.
Luggage is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
Luggage uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
conveyor belt baggage reclaim merry-go-round roundabout
§Grammar and usage
British and American: The fairground ride is usually called a merry-go-round or roundabout in British English and a carousel in American English.
British English में मेले वाले इस झूले को आम तौर पर merry-go-round या roundabout कहते हैं, जबकि American English में इसे carousel कहते हैं।