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}]