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ESL CEFR | A1
round‧a‧bout /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ noun [countable]
roundabout adjective [only before noun]
میدان، فلکه
چهار راه فلکه ای، دور زننده، غیر مستقیم، معماری: فلکه
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Synonyms & Related Wordsroundabout[adjective]Synonyms: indirect, circuitous, devious, discursive, evasive, oblique, tortuous
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. round‧a‧bout1 /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
noun [countable] British English1. a raised circular area where three or more roads join together and which cars must drive around
Synonym : traffic circle American English:
Turn left at the first roundabout. ⇒
mini-roundabout2. a round structure for children to play on in a park. Children sit on it while someone pushes it around and around.
Synonym : merry-go-round American English3. a
merry-go-round ⇒
swings and roundabouts at
swing2(9)
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. roundabout2 adjective [only before noun]1. a roundabout way of saying something is not clear, direct, or simple
Synonym : indirect Antonym : directroundabout way/fashion
It was a roundabout way of telling us to leave.2. a roundabout way of getting somewhere is longer and more complicated than necessary:
The bus took a very long and roundabout route. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsroundabout noun VERB + ROUNDABOUT enter | get off, leave Leave the roundabout at the second exit.
drive/go around/round PREP. at the ~ At the roundabout, turn right.
on the ~ There was a lot of traffic on the roundabout. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲