Definition of Roundabout
Roundabout
round·about
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
indirect or circuitous;
e.g. The direct road to the city was closed, so we had to take a roundabout route to get there.
(noun)
a traffic circle; a junction road where three or more roads join and traffic is directed around a circle in the middle to the road that people want to go to;
e.g. The GPS instructed me to take the first road on the left at the roundabout.
(noun)
a short jacket worn by men and boys in the 19th century;
e.g. The little boy in the brown roundabout and a hat ran away.
(noun)
(chiefly British) a merry-go-round;
e.g. The children played on the roundabout at the playground.
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