[round.about] adj (1608): circuitous, indirect "had to take a ~ course" -- round.about.ness n
[2]roundabout n (1755) 1: a circuitous route: detour
2. Brit: merry-go-round
3: a short close-fitting jacket worn by men and boys esp. in the 19th century
4. Brit: rotary
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