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roundabout

[ adjective round-uh-bout, round-uh-bout; noun round-uh-bout ]

adjective

  1. circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. (of clothing) cut circularly at the bottom; having no tails, train, or the like.


noun

  1. a short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
  2. British. a merry-go-round.
  3. a circuitous or indirect road, method, etc.
  4. Chiefly British. traffic circle.

roundabout

/ ˈʊԻəˌʊ /

noun

  1. a revolving circular platform provided with wooden animals, seats, etc, on which people ride for amusement; merry-go-round
  2. a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central island US and Canadian nametraffic circle
  3. an informal name for boring mill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. indirect or circuitous; devious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. on all sides

    spectators standing round about

  2. approximately

    at round about 5 o'clock

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of roundabout1

1525–35; round 1 (adv.) + about
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In a roundabout way, his schoolfriend Chulwoo Lee agrees: "He had this delusion he could save the nation from communist threats, but I have no sympathy for him; he has jeopardised our democracy."

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The concept for his story in 2020 came from Cwmbran being a new town, where "often linking houses with roundabouts is the easiest way to build".

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It took him about two weeks to get used to UK roundabouts and driving on the left-hand side of the road.

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His best bit was a roundabout gag that sent up “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofìa Gascón, whose firestorm of vehemently racist tweets uncovered in the weeks before the ceremony undoubtedly jeopardized her chances of winning.

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Police said Sheffield Parkway, between Park Square roundabout and Derek Dooley Way, would remain shut with motorists advised to find an alternative route.

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