How to pronounce "roundabout"

• "roundabout" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "roundabout"

Noun

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

Synonyms:

• traffic circle
• circle
• rotary
• roundabout

Noun

a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

Synonyms:

• carousel
• carrousel
• merry-go-round
• roundabout
• whirligig

Adjective

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"

Synonyms:

• circuitous
• roundabout

Adjective

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"

Synonyms:

• devious
• circuitous
• roundabout