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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;
- Example: "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
[syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout]

2. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement;
[syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
- Example: "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"
- Example: "a roundabout paragraph"
- Example: "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
[syn: circuitous, roundabout]

2. deviating from a straight course;
- Example: "a scenic but devious route"
- Example: "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
- Example: "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
[syn: devious, circuitous, roundabout]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, n.
   1. A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden
      horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a
      carousel. [British] --Smart.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith.
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   3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
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   4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor
      and vicissitude. --Cowper.
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   5. a traffic circle. [Chiefly British]
      [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, a.
   1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
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            We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke.
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   2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound,
      roundabout sense." --Locke.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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