Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Carousal · Ca·rous·al · IPA /kəˈɹaʊz(ə)l/ 01 n. A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. 1. A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. “The swains were preparing for a carousal.” — Sterne. Syn. Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See Feast.