roundabout
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- n a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
- n a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
- s marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
a roundabout paragraph
hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend - s deviating from a straight course
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
- A woman places flowers on a floral tribute to the killed Police officers at the Liberty Square roundabout on March 4, 2009 in Lahore, as the city recovers from a terrorist attack .
- The other way is rather roundabout.
- As Fiat cruises into the ownership roundabout, Daimler is clearly looking for the exit.