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roundabout

The correct spelling is roundabout.

How to pronounce roundabout

/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.(Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
  2. 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. 3.A fairground carousel.
  4. 4.A detour.
  5. 5.A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.

adjective

  1. 1.Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
  2. 2.Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.

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