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roundabout

 
 
/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/ noun [C] UK

Definition

ROADS (US traffic circle) a circular place where roads meet and where cars drive around until they arrive at the road that they want to turn into: to go round a roundabout
ENTERTAINMENT an entertainment which goes round and round while children sit on it
(Definition of roundabout noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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