roundabout
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/
- UK
:
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- Turn left at the next roundabout.
- roundabout intersection
- traffic roundabout
- roundabout route
We'd set off and we were driving towards a roundabout.
- We'd set off and we were driving towards a roundabout.
- You know, there are lots of studies done in Europe about the, for instance, roundabouts instead of stop signs.
- Yeah, and it goes into a a road and they're heading towards a big roundabout.
- OK, I'm adding roundabouts while driving.
- I've traffic standstill people, just every car round this roundabout, just no one moving.
- And he, he, he bottled someone there and we left there and we got to the roundabout and there was a, a garage, Toyota garage.
Examples
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Would you like me to take the Chiswick Roundabout through Hounslow and Staines?
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At the roundabout, it turns around and starts coming back up the road.
Fiction book (2001) -
Just, like you said, the big roundabout near the Museum of London.
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All right, at the roundabout, take the first exit onto Via.
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Take the third exit at the roundabout.
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On my way to the lake, I reached one of the large roundabouts and made up my mind to go back home.
Fiction book (2002) -
One of the main advantages of roundabouts is that they decrease traffic congestion by keeping vehicles moving.
Blog text (11) -
Milton Keynes has many roundabouts.
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A red bus loomed from the bustling roundabout, named 'Seranas' as written on its body.
Blog text (34) -
To reach the shopping center, go straight to the roundabout and take the second exit.
Synonyms
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3.5
A road junction where traffic moves around a central island
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4.3
A circular road junction where traffic moves around a central island
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2.8
A round road junction where cars go around a central island to enter or leave
A large roundabout where traffic moves one way
Compounds
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6.9
An area around Old Street in East London with many technology companies and new startups
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word roundabout comes from the simple words round ('in a circle') and about ('around'), so it names a road where traffic moves around a central island.