carousal
American Heritage Dictionary:
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ca·rous·al
(kə-rou'zəl) 
n.
n.
- A riotous drinking party.
- Boisterous drunken merrymaking or revelry.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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carousal, carousel
1. Carousal is pronounced kǝ-rou-zǝl and means a good time with drinking.
2. Carousel is pronounced ka-rǝ-sel, and means (1) a tournament, (2) a merry-go-round, and (3) a moving (and usually circular) conveyor-belt system for delivering passengers' luggage at airports.
| carillon, caries, cargo | |
| carrel, cartel, case |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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carousal
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carousal
IN BRIEF: A noisy, drunken revelry.
Tutor's tip: During their "carousal" (drinking or fun making to excess), they loved to go riding on a "carousel" (merry-go-round).
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