roundabout
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- noun
- /ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/
- UK
:
carrusel
- We had a wee trapeze, a roundabout—a merry-go-round, what do you call it?
Examples
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Primary-colored tubes, P79, slides, monkey bars, and a roundabout with bright red bars.
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I slept on a roundabout in a park.
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"She stood as the roundabout stopped."
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The roundabout was slowing.
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When she stepped from the roundabout to the dirt, she lost her balance and reeled dizzily for an instant.
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She stopped and put her hand on the railing of the roundabout, then sat on it in a heap.
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Children laughed and squealed as they rode the roundabout at the amusement park, enjoying the colorful horses spinning around.
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The roundabout at the fair had beautiful lights and music, making it a favorite spot for families.
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Every summer, the kids would compete to see who could stay on the roundabout the longest without getting dizzy.
Synonyms
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A large rotating ride with seats often shaped like animals that children ride on
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A round ride with seats shaped like animals that turns for people to sit on
A rotating ride with seats often shaped like horses for children to ride
A fair ride that spins with seats for children to sit in
Compounds
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An area around Old Street in East London with many technology companies and new startups
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word roundabout comes from the simple words round ('in a circle') and about ('around'), and it was used for fairground rides that go in a circle, like a merry-go-round.