roundabout
Pronunciation:
/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/noun
Definitions
(Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
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.
adjective
Definitions
Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.