roundabout

  1. Adjective.  Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary.
  2. Noun.  (chiefly, British) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
  3. Noun.  (chiefly, British) A children's play apparatus, often found in parks, which rotates around a central axis when pushed.
  4. Noun.  A fairground carousel.
  5. Noun.  A detour.
  6. Noun.  A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.

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