Read the dictionary definition of roundabout. All definitions for this word.
1. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
2. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
1. the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
3. deviating from a straight course
1. a scenic but devious route
2. a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
3. a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
4. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
1. the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
2. a roundabout paragraph
3. hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
