noun

1. (Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

2. A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.

3. A fairground carousel.

Synonyms: merry-go-round, rotary, traffic circle

adjective

1. Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.

2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.