roundabout
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roundabout
- /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
- /ˈɹuːndəˌbuːt/ Northumbria
Where it comes from
From round + about [from early 20th c.].
adjective more roundabout · most roundabout
- Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary. [S]he fled, running like a deer, doubling and turning through alleys and back streets until by a very roundabout road she reached her own room.
- Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. The third sort is of those who readily and sincerely follow reason, but for want of having that which one may call a large, sound, roundabout sense, have not a full view of all that relates to the question.
noun roundabouts
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A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
Similar: traffic circle, rotary, rotunda, 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.
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A fairground carousel.
Similar: merry-go-round
- A detour.
- A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
- A round dance.
verb roundabouts · roundabouting · roundabouted
- To play on a roundabout (carousel)
- To travel round roundabouts
- To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: circuitous, rotary, indirect, devious, whirligig, carousel, merry-go-round, circle, traffic circle, maneuvering, tortuous, interchange, swing, long-winded, round, hijacked
Translations
Every language
adj circuitous
| Português | perifrástico, circunloquial |
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| Deutsch | umständlich, verschleiert |
| Русский | непрямо́й neprjamój, око́льный okólʹnyj, окружно́й okružnój, кру́жный krúžnyj, обходно́й obxodnój |
adj comprehensive
| Deutsch | allumfassend, übergreifend, universal, allseitig, weitgespannt |
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noun road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
| Español | rotonda, glorieta, rondpoint, óvalo, redoma |
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| 한국어 | 회전교차로 hoejeon'gyocharo |
| 日本語 | ラウンドアバウト raundoabauto, 環状交差点 kanjō kōsaten |
| 中文 | 環形交叉 /环形交叉 huánxíng jiāochā |
| Kiswahili | kipilefti, mzunguko |
| Português | rotatória, rotunda |
| Français | rond-point, giratoire |
| Deutsch | Kreisverkehr, Kreisel, Verteilerkreis |
| Italiano | rotatoria, rotonda |
| Ελληνικά | κόμβος kómvos |
| Română | sens giratoriu |
| Русский | кругово́й перекрёсток krugovój perekrjóstok, кольцо́ kolʹcó, кольцевое пересечение kolʹcevoje peresečenije, кругова́я развя́зка krugovája razvjázka |
| Tiếng Việt | vòng xuyến |
| العربية | دَوَّار dawwār |
| עברית | כִּכָּר kikar |
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title = {roundabout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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