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Meaning of roundabout

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

roundabout

Pronunciation:/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/

noun

Definitions

  1. (Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

  2. 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.

  3. A fairground carousel.

  4. A detour.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.

  2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.