ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
1.
a. : a contrivance commonly found at amusement parks and carnivals that consists of a circular platform having seats often in the form of horses or other animals and rotating around a fixed center usually to calliope music — called also carrousel
b. : a children's playground device that revolves about a fixed center
2. : a busy rapid round : whirl
the high-pressure merry-go-round of big business administration — Advertising Age
the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train — Scott Fitzgerald
the familiar merry-go-round of fashion with its rapid alternations of season — Edward Sapir