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Noun
Definition: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
Definition: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
Definition: A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
Adjective
Definition: 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"
Definition: 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"
Definition: Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.