Found 2 items, similar to roundabout.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: roundabout roundabout adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; “the explanation was circuitous and puzzling”; “a roundabout paragraph”; “hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend” [syn: circuitous] 2: deviating from a straight course; “a scenic but devious route”; “a long and circuitous journey by train and boat”; “a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic” [syn: devious, circuitous] n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; “the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary” [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary] 2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Roundabout Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, a. 1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. [1913 Webster] We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. “Large, sound, roundabout sense.” --Locke. [1913 Webster] Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, n. 1. A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a carousel. [British] --Smart. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. [1913 Webster] 4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 5. a traffic circle. [Chiefly British] [PJC]