1. A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
   "The children laughed with delight as they rode the colourful merry-go-round horses";
   - carousel, carrousel, roundabout [Brit], whirligig
    
2. A never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)
   "if we lose the election, the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

Derived forms: merry-go-rounds

Type of: cycle, ride

Encyclopedia: Merry-go-round