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roundabout
(encz) | roundabout,kolotoč |
roundabout
(encz) | roundabout,kruhový objezd |
roundabout
(encz) | roundabout,objezd |
roundabout
(encz) | roundabout,oklika n: Zdeněk Brož |
Roundabout
(gcide) | Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, n.
1. A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden
horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a
carousel. [British] --Smart.
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2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith.
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3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
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4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor
and vicissitude. --Cowper.
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5. a traffic circle. [Chiefly British]
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Roundabout
(gcide) | Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, a.
1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
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We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke.
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2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound,
roundabout sense." --Locke.
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roundabout
(wn) | roundabout
adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or
conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling";
"a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn:
circuitous, roundabout]
2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a
roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: devious,
circuitous, roundabout]
n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around
a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
rotary" [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary,
roundabout]
2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
amusement [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round,
roundabout, whirligig] |
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roundabout
(encz) | roundabout,kolotoč roundabout,kruhový objezd roundabout,objezd roundabout,oklika n: Zdeněk Brož |
roundabout production
(encz) | roundabout production,zprostředkovaná výroba [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
roundabout route
(encz) | roundabout route,objížďka |
roundabout way
(encz) | roundabout way, n: |
roundabouts
(encz) | roundabouts,kolotoče Zdeněk Brožroundabouts,okliky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Roundaboutness
(gcide) | Roundaboutness \Round"a*bout`ness\, n.
The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
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roundabout
(wn) | roundabout
adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or
conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling";
"a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn:
circuitous, roundabout]
2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a
roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: devious,
circuitous, roundabout]
n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around
a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
rotary" [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary,
roundabout]
2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
amusement [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round,
roundabout, whirligig] |
roundabout way
(wn) | roundabout way
n 1: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily
while a main route is blocked) [syn: detour, {roundabout
way}] |
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