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Roundabout meaning in English

Meaning of Roundabout in English

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Roundabout

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Noun

1. circle, rotary, roundabout, traffic circle

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

Example Sentences:
'the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary'

2. carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig

a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

Adjective

3. circuitous, roundabout

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

Example Sentences:
'the explanation was circuitous and puzzling'
'a roundabout paragraph'
'hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend'

4. circuitous, devious, roundabout

deviating from a straight course

Example Sentences:
'a scenic but devious route'
'a long and circuitous journey by train and boat'
'a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Roundabout

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noun
1. British
a revolving circular platform provided with wooden animals, seats, etc, on which people ride for amusement; merry-go-round
2. 
a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central island
. US and Canadian name: traffic circle
3.  an informal name for boring mill
adjective
4. 
indirect or circuitous; devious
adverb, preposition round about
5. 
on all sides
spectators standing round about
6. 
approximately
at round about 5 o'clock

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Roundabout

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adjective
1. 
not straight or straightforward; indirect; circuitous
roundabout answers
2. 
encircling; enclosing; surrounding
noun
3. 
something that is indirect or circuitous
4.  US
a short, tight jacket or coat formerly worn by men and boys
5.  British
a. 
traffic circle
b. 
merry-go-round

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Roundabout

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adj.
1. Indirect; circuitous: took a roundabout route because the bridge was closed.
2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness: a roundabout claim that avoided the issues being discussed.
n.
1. A short, close-fitting jacket.
2. Chiefly British
a. A merry-go-round.
b. A traffic circle.

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