noun Download 🔗Share (Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. Examples : "To get to the park, we had to drive around the roundabout. " traffic way vehicle structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus. Examples : "The children were happily riding the roundabout in the park after school. " entertainment game place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fairground carousel. Examples : "The children screamed with delight as the roundabout spun faster and faster at the fair. " entertainment festival machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A detour. Examples : "Because of the accident, we had to take a roundabout to get to school, making us late. " way traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century. Examples : "My grandfather wore a tweed roundabout to the family reunion, a style popular in the 1800s. " appearance wear style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A round dance. Examples : "The children formed a roundabout and sang a nursery rhyme, holding hands as they spun in a circle. " dance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary. Examples : "The teacher's explanation of the new math concept was roundabout, taking a long time to get to the main point. " communication language style way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. Examples : "The teacher's explanation of the history of the Roman Empire was roundabout, covering all aspects of the civilization. " way style type Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading