English to English
roundabout
('r/AU/nd_/@/,b/AU/t
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adjective (a)
- Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct(adj.all)Example:
A roundabout paragraph.
Hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend.
source: wordnet30 - deviating from a straight course(adj.all)Example:
A roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic.
source: wordnet30