Roundabout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaʊndɐbˌaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaʊndɐbˌaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaʊndɐbˌaʊt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈaʊndɐbˌaʊt/.

Examples

the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
a roundabout paragraph

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devious circuitous circle whirligig carrousel traffic circle carousel merry-go-round rotary

Parts of Speech

noun	a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island “the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary”
noun	a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
adjective	marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct “the explanation was circuitous and puzzling”
adjective	deviating from a straight course “a scenic but devious route”

Word Forms

deviousness

noun

the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kreisel

eine Straßenkreuzung, an der der Verkehr kreisförmig um eine zentrale Insel fließt

🇫🇷French

rond point

un carrefour routier où la circulation circule de manière circulaire autour d'un îlot central

🇪🇸Spanish

rotonda

Un cruce de carreteras en el que el tráfico circula circularmente alrededor de una isla central.

🇮🇹Italian

rotatoria

un incrocio stradale in cui il traffico scorre circolarmente attorno a un'isola centrale

🇳🇱Dutch

rotonde

een kruispunt waarop het verkeer circulair rond een centraal eiland stroomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

rotunda

um entroncamento rodoviário no qual o tráfego flui circularmente em torno de uma ilha central

🇷🇺Russian

кольцевая развязка

дорожная развязка, на которой движение транспорта огибает центральный остров

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोल चक्कर

एक सड़क जंक्शन जिस पर यातायात एक केंद्रीय द्वीप के चारों ओर गोलाकार रूप से प्रवाहित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বৃত্তাকার

একটি রাস্তার মোড় যেখানে একটি কেন্দ্রীয় দ্বীপের চারপাশে ট্র্যাফিক প্রবাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ரவுண்டானா

மத்திய தீவைச் சுற்றி வட்டமாக போக்குவரத்து ஓடுகின்ற ஒரு சாலை சந்திப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

రౌండ్అబౌట్

సెంట్రల్ ద్వీపం చుట్టూ వృత్తాకారంలో ట్రాఫిక్ ప్రవహించే రహదారి జంక్షన్

🇮🇳Marathi

फेरी

एक रस्ता जंक्शन ज्यावर वाहतूक मध्य बेटाच्या भोवती फिरते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોળાકાર

એક રોડ જંકશન કે જ્યાં ટ્રાફિક મધ્ય ટાપુની આસપાસ ગોળ રૂપે વહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ

ಕೇಂದ್ರ ದ್ವೀಪದ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರವಾಗಿ ಸಂಚಾರ ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಮ್ ಮಾಡುವ ರಸ್ತೆ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

റൗണ്ട് എബൗട്ട്

ഒരു സെൻട്രൽ ദ്വീപിന് ചുറ്റും വൃത്താകൃതിയിൽ ഗതാഗതം ഒഴുകുന്ന ഒരു റോഡ് ജംഗ്ഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਲ ਚੱਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸੜਕ ਜੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਟ੍ਰੈਫਿਕ ਇੱਕ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਟਾਪੂ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਚੱਕਰ ਕੱਟਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکر

ایک سڑک کا جنکشن جس پر ٹریفک ایک مرکزی جزیرے کے گرد گردش کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迂回

交通在中心岛周围循环流动的路口

🇯🇵Japanese

ラウンドアバウト

中央の島の周りを環状に交通が流れる道路の交差点

🇰🇷Korean

원형 교차로

교통이 중앙 섬을 중심으로 원형으로 흐르는 교차로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bùng binh

một ngã ba đường nơi giao thông chạy vòng quanh một hòn đảo trung tâm

🇹🇭Thai

วงเวียน

ทางแยกที่มีการจราจรไหลเป็นวงกลมรอบเกาะกลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bundaran

persimpangan jalan di mana lalu lintas mengalir melingkar di sekitar pulau tengah

🇵🇭Filipino

rotonda

isang junction ng kalsada kung saan paikot-ikot ang daloy ng trapiko sa isang gitnang isla

🇲🇾Malay

bulatan

persimpangan jalan di mana lalu lintas mengalir mengelilingi pulau tengah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دوار

تقاطع طريق تتدفق فيه حركة المرور بشكل دائري حول جزيرة مركزية

🇮🇷Persian

دوربرگردان

یک تقاطع جاده ای که در آن ترافیک به صورت دایره ای در اطراف یک جزیره مرکزی جریان دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

dolambaçlı

trafiğin merkezi bir ada etrafında dairesel olarak aktığı bir yol kavşağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָקִיף

צומת כבישים בו זורמת התנועה במעגליות סביב אי מרכזי

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