Roundabout - Definition
roundabout
adj 1: 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" [syn:
circuitous, roundabout]
2: 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" [syn: devious,
circuitous, roundabout]
n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around
a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
rotary" [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary,
roundabout]
2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
amusement [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round,
roundabout, whirligig]