26984 words

roundabout

6 definitions • 3 examples
1
a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across
2
a flat, round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and round
3
a large machine at a fair that turns round and has wooden or plastic animals or vehicles on which children ride
4
not in a simple, direct, or quick way:

Examples:

We took a roundabout route to avoid the accident.
He asked me, in a roundabout way, if he could have a salary increase.
5
not simple, direct, or quick:

Examples:

You took the roundabout way to get here.

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