| Pronunciation: | | 'rawnd u`bawt
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| Matching Terms: | | roundabout way, roundaboutness
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- [n] large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
- [n] a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
- [adj] 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"
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | carousel, carrousel, circle, circuitous, devious, indirect, merry-go-round, rotary, traffic circle, whirligig |
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| | See Also: | | junction, ride, road, route |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Round"a*bout`\, a.
1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke.
2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. ``Large, sound,
roundabout sense.'' --Locke.
\Round"a*bout`\, n.
1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses,
etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. --Smart.
2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith.
3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor
and vicissitude. --Cowper.
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