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ALL meanings of roundabout

round·a·bout
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  • noun roundabout traffic, roads 1
  • noun roundabout fairground: carousel 1
  • adjective roundabout indirect 1
  • adjective roundabout circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person. 1
  • adjective roundabout (of clothing) cut circularly at the bottom; having no tails, train, or the like. 1
  • noun roundabout a short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century. 1
  • noun roundabout British. a merry-go-round. 1
  • noun roundabout a circuitous or indirect road, method, etc. 1
  • noun roundabout Chiefly British. traffic circle. 1
  • countable noun roundabout A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want. 0
  • countable noun roundabout A roundabout at a fair is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go round and round. 0
  • countable noun roundabout A roundabout in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin round. 0
  • adjective roundabout If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route. 0
  • adjective roundabout If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way. 0
  • noun roundabout a revolving circular platform provided with wooden animals, seats, etc, on which people ride for amusement; merry-go-round 0
  • noun roundabout a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central island 0
  • adjective roundabout indirect or circuitous; devious 0
  • adverb roundabout on all sides 0
  • adverb roundabout approximately 0
  • adjective roundabout not straight or straightforward; indirect; circuitous 0
  • adjective roundabout encircling; enclosing; surrounding 0
  • noun roundabout something that is indirect or circuitous 0
  • noun roundabout a short, tight jacket or coat formerly worn by men and boys 0
  • noun roundabout traffic circle 0
  • noun roundabout merry-go-round 0
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