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roundabout::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | circle, rotary, traffic circle |
| Type of | junction |
roundabout::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig |
| Type of | ride |
roundabout::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | circuitous |
a roundabout paragraph.
hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend.
roundabout::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | circuitous, devious |
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic.
Examples of roundabout
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All of which is a roundabout way of admitting the absolute partiality of my 100.
From the independent.co.uk
I lived in Stokenchurch for 18 years and I now live near Handy Cross roundabout.
From the bucksfreepress.co.uk
A roundabout is in the works for Highways 18 and 83 in Wales in Waukesha County.
From the jsonline.com
Keep in mind that a roundabout is not the traffic equivalent of a hamster wheel.
From the sltrib.com
The roundabout plan would need more space and cost almost $2 million, Male said.
From the timesunion.com
A roundabout at Hanley has been featured in the city's downtown plan since 2007.
From the stltoday.com
Networking is an effective way to find work, she says, but it can be roundabout.
From the forbes.com
The roundabout is being changed from a lozenge shape to a normal circular shape.
From the expressandstar.com
Indeed, bail-outs may be a roundabout means to get the stability Germany craves.
From the economist.com
- Traffic circle: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
- Circuitous: 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"
- Carousel: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
- Devious: 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"
- A roundabout is a type of circular junction in which road traffic must travel in one direction around a central island. Signs usually direct traffic entering the circle to slow down and give the right of way to drivers already in the circle.http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/00068.pdf
- La Ronde is a 1950 film directed by Max Ophu00FCls and based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play of the same name. The title means "the round-dance".
- Un Tour de Manu00E8ge (French pronunciation:u00A0u200B; a.k.a. Roundabout (UK), Once Around the Park (US)) is a 1989 French film starring Juliette Binoche, Franu00E7ois Cluzet, Denis Lavant and Michel Aumont. It is the first and to date only film directed by the acclaimed French theatre director Pierre Pradinas. The film was shot on location in Paris in the summer of 1988.
- Roundabout is the title of an acoustic instrumental album by guitarist Phil Keaggy, released in July 2006. The songs were compiled from sound check loops of guitar improvisations recorded before his concerts.
- Roundabout (Robo) is the gene for the Roundabout (Robo) receptor. There is a family of Robo transmembrane receptors and they are the canonical receptors for the signaling molecule Slit, although there may be more Slit receptors besides Robo. ...
