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roundabout
('r/AU/nd_/@/,b/AU/t )

adjective (a)

  • Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    circle, rotary, traffic circle
    source: wordnet30
  • a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig
    source: wordnet30
  • A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct(adj.all)
    Example:
    A roundabout paragraph.
    Hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend.
    Synonym:
    circuitous
    source: wordnet30
  • deviating from a straight course(adj.all)
    Example:
    A roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic.
    Synonym:
    circuitous, devious
    source: wordnet30
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