English-Thai Dictionary

roundabout

ADJ พูดอ้อมค้อม  indirect direct phu-aom-kom

 

roundabout

ADJ อ้อม  คดเคี้ยว  วกวน  indirect circuitous divious aom

 

roundabout

N ม้าหมุน ขึ้นลง สำหรับ เด็ก เล่น  merry-go-round ma-muan-kuan-long-sam-rub-dek

 

roundabout

N วงเวียน ที่ ต้อง ขับรถ รอบ  wong-wian-ti-tong-kab-rod-rob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROUNDABOUT

a.[round and about. ] 1. Indirect; going round; loose.
Paraphrase is a roundabout way of translating.
2. Ample; extensive; as roundabout sense.
3. Encircling; encompassing.
[In any sense, this word is inelegant. ]

 

ROUNDABOUT

n.A large strait coat.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROUNDABOUT

ROUNDABOUT Round "a *bout `, a.

 

1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. We have taken a terrible roundabout road. Burke.

 

2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, roundabout sense. " Locke.

 

ROUNDABOUT

ROUNDABOUT Round "a *bout `, n.

 

1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc. , on which children ride; a merry-go-round. Smart.

 

2. A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith.

 

3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.

 

4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper.

 

ROUNDABOUTNESS

ROUNDABOUTNESS Round "a *bout `ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

roundabout

round a bout |ˈroundəˌbout ˈraʊndəˈˌbaʊt | ▶noun 1 British term for traffic circle. 2 British term for merry-go-round. 3 historical a close-fitting, waist-length jacket worn by men and boys. ▶adjective not following a short direct route; circuitous: we need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit. • not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory: in a roundabout way, he was fishing for information.

 

Oxford Dictionary

roundabout

round |about |ˈraʊndəbaʊt | ▶noun 1 Brit. a road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it. 2 Brit. a large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on. • a merry-go-round. ▶adjective not following a short direct route; circuitous: we need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit. • not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory: in a roundabout way, he was fishing for information.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

roundabout

roundabout adjective 1 a roundabout route: circuitous, indirect, meandering, serpentine, tortuous. ANTONYMS direct, straight. 2 I asked in a roundabout sort of way: indirect, oblique, circuitous, circumlocutory, periphrastic, digressive, long-winded; evasive. ANTONYMS direct.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

roundabout

roundabout adjective 1 the bus took a very long and roundabout route to Linby: circuitous, indirect, meandering, winding, serpentine, tortuous; rare anfractuous. ANTONYMS straight. 2 I did ask him, in a roundabout sort of way: indirect, oblique, circuitous, circumlocutory, periphrastic; meandering, discursive, digressive, long-winded; evasive; rare circumlocutionary, ambagious. ANTONYMS direct. ▶noun Brit. 1 go straight on at the roundabout: N. Amer. rotary, traffic circle. 2 an old-fashioned roundabout with painted wooden horses: merry-go-round, carousel; archaic whirligig.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

roundabout

round a bout /ráʊndəbàʊt /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C ｟英 ｠1 ロータリー , 円形交差路 (｟米 ｠traffic circle, rotary )▸ drive round a roundabout ロータリーを回って運転する 2 メリーゴーランド , 回転遊具 (merry-go-round, ｟米 ｠carousel ).形容詞 more ～; most ～〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 回り道の , 遠回りの ▸ take a roundabout route 回り道をする 2 遠回しの , 回りくどい 〈表現など 〉▸ in a roundabout way 遠回しに, 回りくどいやり方で