nnoun.artifacta road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central islandSynset:circle rotary traffic circle
Examples:- the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Part Holonyms:road route
Hypernyms:junction
Inherited Hypernyms:traffic circlejunctiontopographic pointpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusementSynset:carousel carrousel merry-go-round whirligig
Hypernyms:ride
Inherited Hypernyms:carouselridemechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allmarked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conductSynset:circuitous
Examples:- the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
- a roundabout paragraph
- hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
Antonyms:direct
Inherited Hypernyms:circuitous
Similar to:indirect
adj satadj.alldeviating from a straight courseSynset:circuitous devious
Examples:- a scenic but devious route
- a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
- a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
Antonyms:direct
Derivationally Related Form:deviousness
Inherited Hypernyms:devious
Similar to:indirect