traffic circle
noun
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.
Origin of traffic circle
1First recorded in 1945–50
- Also called rotary; British, roundabout.
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British Dictionary definitions for traffic circle
traffic circle
noun
US and Canadian 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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