What does traffic circle mean?
Definitions for traffic circle
traf·fic cir·cle
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Princeton's WordNet
traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundaboutnoun
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
Wiktionary
traffic circlenoun
an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island
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traffic circle
A traffic circle, also known as a roundabout or rotary, is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island. The aim of such a design is to improve the safety and efficiency of the traffic flow by reducing potential conflict points and slowing vehicles down.
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Traffic circle
A traffic circle or rotary is a type of intersection that has a generally circular central island. Entering traffic must typically alter direction and speed to avoid the island, creating a circular flow in one direction. In most applications, traffic circles replace the stop lights and traffic signs that regulate flow in other intersections. In English-speaking countries other than the United States, circular junctions or intersections are typically in the form of roundabouts which give priority to circulating traffic and which are physically designed to slow traffic entering the junction to improve safety, so that the roads typically approach the junction radially; whereas rotaries are frequently designed to try to increase speeds, and thus have roads that enter the traffic circle tangentially. In the U.S., traffic engineers use the term roundabout for intersections in which entering traffic must yield to traffic already in the circle, reserving the term traffic circle for those in which entering traffic is controlled by stop signs, traffic signals, or is not formally controlled.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of traffic circle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of traffic circle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- kruhový objezdCzech
- KreisverkehrGerman
- trafikcirkloEsperanto
- glorieta, rotonda, redondelSpanish
- liikenneympyräFinnish
- giratoire, rond-pointFrench
- compal, timpeallánIrish
- यातायात चक्रHindi
- kHungarian
- rotatoriaItalian
- מעגל תנועהHebrew
- ಸಂಚಾರ ವಲಯKannada
- 로터리Korean
- rundkjøringNorwegian
- RotondeDutch
- rundkøyringNorwegian Nynorsk
- rotatóriaPortuguese
- участок дороги с круговым движением, кольцевая транспортная развязкаRussian
- 交通圈Chinese
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