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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roundabout  \Round"a*bout`\,  a. 
  1.  Circuitous;  going  round;  indirect;  as  roundabout  speech. 
 
  We  have  taken  a  terrible  roundabout  road.  --Burke. 
 
  2.  Encircling;  enveloping;  comprehensive.  ``Large,  sound, 
  roundabout  sense.''  --Locke. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roundabout  \Round"a*bout`\,  n. 
  1.  A  horizontal  wheel  or  frame,  commonly  with  wooden  horses, 
  etc.,  on  which  children  ride;  a  merry-go-round.  --Smart. 
 
  2.  A  dance  performed  in  a  circle.  --Goldsmith. 
 
  3.  A  short,  close  jacket  worn  by  boys,  sailors,  etc 
 
  4.  A  state  or  scene  of  constant  change,  or  of  recurring  labor 
  and  vicissitude.  --Cowper. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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}] 
  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}] 
  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}] 
  2:  large  mechanical  apparatus  with  seats  for  children  to  ride 
  on  [syn:  {carousel},  {merry-go-round},  {whirligig}] 




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