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.
Also called rotary; British, roundabout.


Origin:
1945–50

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traffic circle
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): roundabout a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central island

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Traffic circle is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
Vehicle approaching rotary traffic circle or island.
There are major differences between the modern roundabout and the old style
  traffic circle or rotary.
When you get to the end of the ramp turn right and follow the road into the
  traffic circle.
Drive south approximately one mile to traffic circle.
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