Roundabout

adj. indirect, circuitous

n. merry-go-round (British); indirect road or method, detour; rotary, traffic circle (British); close fitting jacket worn by men and boys during the 19th century

This article is about the road junction. For other uses, see Roundabout (disambiguation). A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. In the United States it is technically called a modern roundabout, to emphasize the distinction from the older, larger type of traffic circle.Overall, roundabouts are statistically safer than both traffic circles and traditional intersections, with the exception that cyclists have a significantly increased crash rate at large roundabouts. Roundabouts do not cope as well with the traffic on motorways, highways, or similar fast roads.
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Noun
1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
(synonym) traffic circle, circle, rotary
(hypernym) junction
(part-holonym) road, route
2. large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
(synonym) carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig
(hypernym) ride
Adjective
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"
(synonym) circuitous
(similar) indirect
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"
(synonym) devious, circuitous
(similar) indirect

(n.)
A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.
  

(n.)
A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
  

(n.)
A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round.
  

(n.)
A dance performed in a circle.
  

(a.)
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
  

(a.)
Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
  

Area of water subject to a routing measure restricting ship movement to a counterclockwise direction. (DOI4)