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Defenition of the word roundabout

    • Defenition of the word roundabout

      • A type of circular intersection in which traffic must travel in one direction around a central island.
      • Deviating from a straight course.
      • large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
      • marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
      • deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
      • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
      • a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
      • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
      • deviating from a straight course
      • marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

    Synonyms for the word roundabout

      • carousel
      • circle
      • circuitous
      • devious
      • merry-go-round
      • rotary
      • traffic circle
      • whirligig

    Similar words in the roundabout

      • indirect

    Meronymys for the word roundabout

      • road
      • route

    Hypernyms for the word roundabout

      • junction
      • ride

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