roundabout
IPA: rˈaʊndʌbaʊt
noun
- (chiefly UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia and sometimes US) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
- (chiefly Britain) A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.
- A fairground carousel.
- A detour.
- A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
- (archaic) A round dance.
verb
- To play on a roundabout (carousel)
- To travel round roundabouts
- To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner
adjective
- Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
- Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
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Examples of "roundabout" in Sentences
- She went on the roundabout.
- All of the roads come into the roundabout smoothly.
- The new section of road finishes at the roundabout.
- Banksia Park is the area southwest of the roundabout.
- The roundabout was removed and the whole area landscaped.
- Each roundabout contains unique features to enliven the streetscape.
- The Newbridge roundabout is one of the busiest junctions in Scotland.
- The roundabout is located in the newer part of the Jordanian capital.
- A tunnel under the roundabout was created with the addition of the bridge.
- A cyclical one way roundabout sits between the library and the science building.