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Meaning of roundabout


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  roundabout
      adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or
             conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling";
             "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
             her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn:
             {circuitous}, {roundabout}]
      2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
         route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a
         roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {devious},
         {circuitous}, {roundabout}]
      n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around
           a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
           rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {circle}, {rotary},
           {roundabout}]
      2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
         amusement [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {merry-go-round},
         {roundabout}, {whirligig}]


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