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:a circuitous route:detour
2
British:merry-go-round
3
:a short close-fitting jacket worn by men and boys especially in the 19th century
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Examples ofroundabout in a Sentence
Adjective He took aroundabout route to town. In aroundabout way, he told me that my help was not wanted.
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Nate Gartrell,Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026Sheinbaum has been incredibly vague about where her country stood, and this week has givenroundabout and ambiguous answers to inquiries about the shipments, and dodged reporters questions in her morning press briefings.—Michelle L. Price,Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026Condé Nast,Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026The county project will include threeroundabouts along Old Melbourne Highway and its intersections with Botanic Boulevard, Bronco Drive and Sunbridge Parkway.—Natalia Jaramillo,The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026See All Example Sentences forroundabout
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Adjective
Police identified the man as a drug dealer in aroundabout way.—Nate Gartrell,Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026Sheinbaum has been incredibly vague about where her country stood, and this week has givenroundabout and ambiguous answers to inquiries about the shipments, and dodged reporters questions in her morning press briefings.—Michelle L. Price,Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026Noun
Plenty of the young staff are fromroundabouts and can share their knowledge.—Condé Nast,Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026The county project will include threeroundabouts along Old Melbourne Highway and its intersections with Botanic Boulevard, Bronco Drive and Sunbridge Parkway.—Natalia Jaramillo,The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026See All Example Sentences forroundaboutWord History
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“Roundabout.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundabout. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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roundabout
adjectiveround·about
ˈrau̇n-də-ˌbau̇t
:not direct
went aroundabout way
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