Merry-go-round carousel on London's Southbank
A carousel (from French carrousel, from Italian carosello), or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down by gearwork to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music.[citation needed] This leads to one of the alternative names, the galloper. Other popular names are jumper, roundabout, horseabout and flying horses.
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