Roundabout

a.	1.	Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. We have taken a terrible roundabout road. - Burke.
	2.	Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
n.	1.	A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a carousel.
	2.	A dance performed in a circle.
	3.	A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
	4.	A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.
	5.	a traffic circle.

Noun	1.	roundabout - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" Synonyms: rotary, traffic circle, circle
	2.	roundabout - large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on Synonyms: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig
Adj.	1.	roundabout - 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" Synonyms: circuitous
	2.	roundabout - 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" Synonyms: circuitous, devious

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