1. (

• traffic_circle ,
• circle ,
• rotary ,
• roundabout

) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" ;

2. (

• carousel ,
• carrousel ,
• merry-go-round ,
• roundabout ,
• whirligig

) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement ;

1. (

• circuitous ,
• roundabout

) 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" ;

2. (

• devious ,
• circuitous ,
• roundabout

) 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" ;