Roundabout Definition

roundə-bout
roundabouts
adjective
Not straight or straightforward; indirect; circuitous.
Roundabout answers.
Webster's New World
Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness.
A roundabout claim that avoided the issues being discussed.
American Heritage
Encircling; enclosing; surrounding.
Webster's New World
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noun
roundabouts
Something that is indirect or circuitous.
Webster's New World
A short, tight jacket or coat formerly worn by men and boys.
Webster's New World
A merry-go-round.
American Heritage
A traffic circle.
American Heritage

Traffic circle.

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Other Word Forms of Roundabout

Noun

Singular:
roundabout
Plural:
roundabouts

Origin of Roundabout

Roundabout Sentence Examples

  • The red soles came to be in a very roundabout manner.

  • At roundabout take 3 rd exit toward town center passing former Alloa Brewery on the right.

  • At large rouNdabout follow signs to Alloa Tower 2 nd exit (1 st exit from Clackmannan ).

  • Follow this road (passing Esso garage on the left) across traffic lights to the roundabout.

  • The five guys that would end up becoming Pearl Jam, came together in a roundabout sort of way.

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Words Starting With

RROROU

Words Ending With

TUTOUT

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