(~s)
1.
A ~ is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want. (BRIT; in AM, use traffic circle )
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2.
A ~ at a fair is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go round and round. (BRIT; in AM, use merry-go-round , carousel )
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3.
A ~ in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin round. (BRIT; in AM, use merry-go-round )
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4.
If you go somewhere by a ~ route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route.
He left today on a ~ route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.
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5.
If you do or say something in a ~ way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way.
We made a bit of a fuss in a ~ way.
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6.
round about: see round
swings and ~s: see swing