ROUNDABOUT


Meaning of ROUNDABOUT in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 Brit. a road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island. 2 Brit. a a large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on. b = MERRY-GO-ROUND 1.

adj. circuitous, circumlocutory, indirect.

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.