roulette

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
  2. noun a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
  3. noun a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

line roulette

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