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 Definitions of roundabout  [ʊnd]  

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Definition of 'roundabout' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) roundabout
circuitous or indirect.

2. (n.) roundabout
a circuitous route.

3.  roundabout
Chiefly Brit.

4.  roundabout
Brit. a merry-go-round.

5.  roundabout
a close-fitting, waist-length coat or jacket.


Definition of 'roundabout' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

2. (adj) carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

3. (adj) circuitous, roundabout
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"

4. (adj) devious, circuitous, roundabout
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"


Definition of 'roundabout' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) roundabout
traffic circle


Definition of 'roundabout' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) roundabout
circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech

2. (adj) roundabout
encircling; enveloping; comprehensive

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

4. (noun) roundabout
a dance performed in a circle

5. (noun) roundabout
a short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc

6. (noun) roundabout
a state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude


Translation of 'roundabout' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: rondomtalie Arabic flag Arabic: أرجوحَةٌ دَوّارَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: въртележка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: carrocel Czech flag Czech: kolotoč German flag German: das Karussel
Danish flag Danish: karrusel Greek flag Greek: περιστρεφόμενη εξέδρα με Spanish flag Spanish: tiovivo
Estonian flag Estonian: karussell Farsi flag Farsi: چرخ و فلک Finnish flag Finnish: karuselli
French flag French: manège Hebrew flag Hebrew: קָרוּסֶלָה Hindi flag Hindi: चक्करदार झूला
Croatian flag Croatian: vrtuljak (s konjima) Hungarian flag Hungarian: körhinta Indonesian flag Indonesian: komidi putar
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hringekja Italian flag Italian: giostra Japanese flag Japanese: 回転木馬
Korean flag Korean: 회전목마 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: karuselė Latvian flag Latvian: karuselis
Malay flag Malay: permainan kuda pusing Dutch flag Dutch: draaimolen Norwegian flag Norwegian: karusell
Polish flag Polish: karuzela Persian flag Persian: چرخ و فلک Pashto flag Pashto: چرخ اوفلک
Portuguese flag Portuguese: carrocel Russian flag Russian: карусель Slovak flag Slovak: kolotoč
Slovenian flag Slovenian: vrtiljak Serbian flag Serbian: vrteška Swedish flag Swedish: karusell
Thai flag Thai: ม้าหมุน Turkish flag Turkish: atlıkarınca Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 旋轉木馬
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: карусель Urdu flag Urdu: گھمنے والا جھولا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vòng ngựa gỗ cho trẻ em
Chinese flag Chinese: 旋转木马

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