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roundabout

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roundabout in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
    carousel  carrousel  merry-go-round  roundabout  whirligig 
  2. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
    "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
    traffic circle  circle  rotary  roundabout 
adjective
  1. 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"
    devious  circuitous  roundabout 
  2. 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"
    circuitous  roundabout 
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