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roulette

rou·lette

UK/ɹuːˈlɛt/ US/ruˈlɛt/ fairly common

noun

1.

a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure

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2.

a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations

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3.

a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

Origin

Borrowed from French roulette (“roulette, little wheel”). The sense "situation with a random chance of incurring serious harm" may be abstracted from Russian roulette.

Phrases

  • Delaunay roulette
  • pepper roulette
  • roulette table
  • roulette wheel
  • Russian roulette
  • Sturm roulette
  • Vatican roulette

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