ROUNDABOUT

(CIRCULAR OBJECT) UK and ANZ, US traffic circle [noun] [C] - a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go in one direction around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight acrossIn Britain, vehicles must give way to traffic that's already on a roundabout.See picture: Roads(UK) A roundabout (esp. US merry-go-round, US also carousel) is also a large machine in an amusement park which has model animals, cars, etc. on it for children to sit on and be carried round and round.(UK and ANZ) A roundabout (US merry-go-round or carousel) is also a flat round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and round.See picture: Playground