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   Round·a·bout

   /ˈroundəˌbout/

   

   noun

   • 1. a road junction at which traffic moves in one direction around a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it; a traffic circle: British "turn right at the next roundabout" Similar rotarytraffic circle
   • 2. a large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on; a merry-go-round. British
   • ▪ a revolving machine with model horses or cars on which people ride for amusement; a merry-go-round. British Similar merry-go-roundcarouselarchaic:whirligig
   • 3. a close-fitting, waist-length jacket worn by men and boys. historical

   adjective

   • 1. not following a short direct route; circuitous: "we need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit" Similar circuitousindirectmeanderingwindingserpentinetortuousrare:anfractuousOpposite straight
   • ▪ not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory: "in a roundabout way, he was fishing for information" Similar indirectobliquecircuitouscircumlocutoryperiphrasticmeanderingdiscursivedigressivelong-windedevasiverare:circumlocutionaryambagiousOpposite direct

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