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Rareroundabout
The correct spelling is roundabout.
How to pronounce roundabout
/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
nounIPA: /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
Say it like: Row-nda-bow-t
The correct spelling is roundabout. (Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.(Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
- 2.A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.
- 3.A fairground carousel.
- 4.A detour.
- 5.A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
adjective
- 1.Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
- 2.Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
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