roundabout

adjective

  1. 1

    deviating from a straight course

    a scenic but devious route

    a long and circuitous journey by train and boat

  2. 2

    marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

    the explanation was circuitous and puzzling

    a roundabout paragraph

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

    the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

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