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uk /ˈmer.i.ɡəʊˌraʊnd/ us /ˈmer.i.ɡoʊˌraʊnd/

› UK also roundabout, US also carousel a large machine at a fair that turns round and has wooden or plastic animals or vehicles on which children ride:

The girls wanted the merry-go-round to go faster.

› US UK roundabout a flat, round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and round

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With his first book came the endless merry-go-round of publicity and interviews.

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(Definition of “merry-go-round” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “merry-go-round” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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