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单词 roulette
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roulette

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noun

rou·​lette rü-ˈlet How to pronounce roulette (audio)
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a
: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
b
: something involving a high degree of chance and unpredictability
2
a
: any of various toothed wheels or disks (as for producing rows of dots on engraved plates or for making short consecutive incisions in paper to facilitate subsequent division)
b
: tiny slits between rows of stamps in a sheet that are made by a roulette and serve as an aid in separation compare perforation

roulette

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verb

rouletted; rouletting

transitive verb

: to make roulettes in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Kadeem Telfort, a former Florida transfer, took on full-time duties at left tackle last year due to Ragland’s roulette placement across the line and is an absolute unit with a 6-8, 335-pound frame. Evan Dudley, al, 15 July 2022 In the last 12 months, the casino introduced new gaming options including new craps and roulette table games and eight sports betting kiosks. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022 Finish the meal with a ristretto martini and spin around the roulette table. Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 21 July 2022 Get him near a blackjack table, a roulette wheel, or a sure-thing sports bet, however, and it’s like watching a shark smell chum in the water. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Sony Pictures Television is set to turn its Wheel of Fortune game show franchise, with its legendary roulette wheel, into an online casino. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2022 And while the messy set delays that marred Friday’s gathering were mostly remedied, the festival still dealt with a roulette wheel of changes. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 This college roulette is being driven by money, make no mistake. Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022 The hotel would bring a roulette wheel to his room. Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2022
Verb
In addition to giving the Seminoles control over sports betting, the compact allowed the tribe to offer craps and roulette at its casinos. Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 The gambling deal, known as a compact, gave the Seminoles control over online sports betting throughout the state and allowed the tribe to add craps and roulette to its existing casino operations. Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Jan. 2022 The gambling deal gave the Seminoles control over online sports betting throughout the state and allowed the tribe to add craps and roulette to its existing casino operations. Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Dec. 2021 The tribe is ultimately expected to pay billions of dollars to the state because of sports betting and other benefits in the compact, such as being able to offer craps and roulette at tribal casinos. Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2021 The deal also allows the Seminoles to offer craps and roulette at its casinos. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2021 The deal also allows the Seminoles to offer craps and roulette at its casinos. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2021 The deal also allows the Seminoles to offer craps and roulette at its casinos. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2021 The deal also allows the Seminoles to offer craps and roulette at its casinos. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, literally, small wheel, from Old French roelete, diminutive of roele wheel, rowel, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota wheel — more at roll

First Known Use

Noun

1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1867, in the meaning defined above

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