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roundabout

noun [C] (PLAY EQUIPMENT)
 
 
/ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/ UK

Definition

(US merry-go-round) a flat, round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and roundPlay areas for children a merry-go-round (= machine with animals or vehicles for children to ride at a fair)Carnival, fairground and circusPlay areas for children
(Definition of roundabout noun (PLAY EQUIPMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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