roundabout
A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central islandA road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
» Don't say it in a roundabout way.
Sage es nicht auf Umwegen.
Не говори обиняками.
Meaning
6 senses(Australia, Canada, Ireland, New England, New Zealand, UK, US, especially, sometimes)A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
Kreisverkehr, Kreisel, Verteilerkreis
кругово́й перекрёстокkrugovój perekrjóstok, кольцо́kolʹcó, кольцевое пересечениеkolʹcevoje peresečenije
кругове́ перехре́стяkruhové perexréstja
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
(UK)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.
Karussell, Reitschule, Ringelspiel
карусе́льkarusélʹ
A fairground carousel.
A detour.
Umleitung, Umgehung, Umgehungsstraße
объе́здobʺjézd
A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
(archaic)A round dance.
Examples
31 sentencesDon't say it in a roundabout way.
ruНе говори обиняками.
deSage es nicht auf Umwegen.
Tom does everything in such a roundabout way.
ruТом вечно ходит вокруг да около.
He lost control of the car at a roundabout and it flipped.
Він не впорався з керуванням на кільцевому перехресті, і машина перекинулася.
Sami was driving through the roundabout.
Yanni went to that huge roundabout.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From round + about [from early 20th c.].From round + about [from early 20th c.].
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Forms
plural: roundabouts| Singular | roundabout |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement:carouselcarrouselmerry-go-roundwhirligig
- a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island:traffic circlecirclerotary