merry-go-round

🇺🇸 /ˈmeri ɡəʊ raʊnd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmeri ɡəʊ raʊnd/
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noun
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A ride at a fair or amusement park with a rotating platform and seats shaped like horses or other figures.

The kids loved the merry-go-round with its colorful horses going up and down.

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A structure in a park where children can sit and be pushed around in a circle.

The children squealed with delight as they went round and round on the park's merry-go-round.

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A situation with a lot of activity or change, often with no clear progress or result.

After years of job-hopping, he felt like he was on a never-ending merry-go-round.

translation

n. A ride at a fair or amusement park with a rotating platform and seats shaped like horses or other figures.; A structure in a park where children can sit and be pushed around in a circle.; A situation with a lot of activity or change, often with no clear progress or result.

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Plural merry-go-rounds