[v.] (øm) EN: go by an indirect road ; take a circuitous road ; take a tortuous road ; make a detour ; go by a roundabout way ; take a bypass ; double FR: contourner ; tourner autour ; prendre un chemin détourné ; doubler
[えんどう;とおみち, endou ; toomichi] (n) long walk; roundabout way [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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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