Skip to content

roundabout

/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/noun, adjective3 syllables

Roundabout means: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement.

Synonyms for roundabout12

noun, as in a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement

carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig

noun, as in a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

traffic circle, circle, rotary

adjective, as in deviating from a straight course

devious, circuitous, indirect

adjective, as in marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

circuitous, indirect

also used for roundabout

rotunda, island

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does roundabout mean?4

noun

1

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

2

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

adjective

1

deviating from a straight course“a scenic but devious route”

2

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct“the explanation was circuitous and puzzling”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Roundabout in a sentence

  • The purpose of a roundabout is to slow down traffic.Source_VOA
  • His car lost control at a roundabout and flipped.honestlang
  • He lost control of the car at a roundabout and it flipped.honestlang
  • Yanni saw the hitchhiker at the exit of a roundabout.Amastan
  • Keep going until you get to the roundabout.sundown
  • There's a new roundabout as you enter the village.sundown
  • On the road into the village is a new roundabout.sundown
  • Karl didn't let up on the gas until he arrived at the roundabout.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of roundabout

as a noun

plural
roundabouts