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Roundabout

/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Roundabout"

noun

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

1
Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
2
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.

🔄 Synonyms of "Roundabout"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
devious	Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
circuitous	Being a long and winding route.
indirectnoun	Not direct:
carouselnoun	A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
rotarynoun	Capable of rotation.
merry-go-roundnoun	Synonym of carousel (“a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down”).
whirligignoun	Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
traffic circlenoun	(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Roundabout"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
circuitous	Being a long and winding route.
rotary	Capable of rotation.
indirect	Not direct:
devious	Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
whirligignoun	Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
carouselnoun	A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
merry-go-roundnoun	Synonym of carousel (“a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down”).
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
traffic circlenoun	(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island
maneuveringnoun	(US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers
tortuous	(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
interchangenoun	(transitive) to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
swingnoun	(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
long-winded	Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
round	(physical) Of shape:
hijacked	Of a vehicle, aircraft, vessel, computer, etc.: whose control has been seized by force
maneuvernoun	A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.
armourynoun	A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
rotundanoun	(architecture) A round building, usually small, often with a dome.
ptinoun	(India) Initialism of Press Trust of India.