a roundabout
11roundabout — (adv.) by a circuitous route, 1870, from ROUND (Cf. round) (adv.) + ABOUT (Cf. about). Noun sense of traffic circle is attested from 1927 …
12roundabout — *indirect, circuitous Analogous words: sinuous, *winding, tortuous, flexuous …
13roundabout — [adj] indirect ambiguous, circuitous, circular, circumlocutory, collateral, deviating, devious, discursive, evasive, meandering, oblique, obliquitous, periphrastic, taking the long way*, tortuous; concepts 559,581,584 Ant. direct, honest,… …
14roundabout — ► NOUN Brit. 1) a road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it. 2) a large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on. 3) a merry go round. ► ADJECTIVE ▪… …
15Roundabout — This article is about the road junction. For other uses, see Roundabout (disambiguation). Movement within a roundabout in a country where traffic drives on the right. Note the anticlockwise circulation …
16Roundabout interchange — A roundabout interchange is an interchange between a freeway and a minor road. It can be formed either by adding an overpass to a roundabout to provide grade separation (with ramps connecting the freeway to the roundabout), or by building the… …
17Roundabout PlayPump — The PlayPump Water System uses the energy of children at play to operate a water pump. It is manufactured by the South African company Roundabout Outdoor. It operates in a similar way to a windmill driven water pump. At a cost of approximately… …
18Roundabout Theatre Company — The Roundabout Theatre Company is the largest non profit theatre company based in New York City. The Company owns Studio 54 and the American Airlines Theatre, both Broadway theatres, and the Off Broadway Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and… …
19Roundabout (song) — Infobox Single Name = Roundabout Artist = Yes from Album = Fragile B side = Long Distance Runaround Released = January, 1972 Format …
20Roundabout (disambiguation) — A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a stream around a central island after first giving way to the circulating traffic.Roundabout may also refer to:* Carousel, a fairground ride also known as a roundabout * Roundabout… …
