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View synonyms for traffic circle

traffic circle

noun

  1. a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.

traffic circle

noun

  1. a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central island Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)roundabout

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Origin of traffic circle1

First recorded in 1945–50

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