roundabout - Meaning in Konkani

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roundabout - Meaning in Konkani

roundabout Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of roundabout in English

roundabout adjective

1. deviating from a straight course

   Synonyms

   circuitous, devious

   Examples

   • "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
   • "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
   • "a scenic but devious route"
2. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

   Synonyms

   circuitous

   Examples

   • "a roundabout paragraph"
   • "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
   • "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"

roundabout noun

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

   Synonyms

   carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig

2. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

   Synonyms

   circle, rotary, rotary, traffic circle

   Example

   • "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

Synonyms of roundabout

• carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig
• circle, rotary, traffic circle
• circuitous, devious
• circuitous

Description

A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are all, with certain distinctions between them, a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.

Also see "Roundabout" on Wikipedia

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