How do you use Roundabout in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like circuitous or indirect, plus the exact meaning.
Roundabout meaning
- Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
- Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
Synonyms of Roundabout
Using Roundabout
- The main meaning on this page is: Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary. | Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
- Useful related words include: circuitous, indirect, whirligig, merry-go-round.
- In the example corpus, roundabout often appears in combinations such as: the roundabout, roundabout and, roundabout at.
Context around Roundabout
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Roundabout
- In this selection, "roundabout" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, road, farm, tesco, remains, approach and stopped stand out and add context to how "roundabout" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a181 gilesgate roundabout and a483 halton roundabout to b5070. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "roundabout" sits close to words such as blackrock, decree and eased, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with roundabout
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The roundabout stopped being a roundabout in 2019. (8 words)
Heavy traffic on A690 between A1(M) Carville Roundabout and A181 (Gilesgate Roundabout). (13 words)
A signposted diversion route will direct motorists via the A259 between the Warblington Roundabout and the Fishbourne Roundabout. (18 words)
Regarding Tesco roundabout approach from Sheffield Road, which has been criticised for long queues, Michael said: “There is a lot of queueing at the Tesco roundabout, but I don't think it's because of the road markings. (38 words)
The other two parts were improvements to two different sections of the A44 - between the Loop Farm roundabout and the Cassington Road roundabout and between the A34 Peartree interchange and the Loop Farm roundabout. (34 words)
This will involve overnight closures between the Kingston roundabout and Newark roundabout between 8pm and 6am each night, with no access available to and from Anderson Street from the Comet roundabout after 10pm. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The other two parts were improvements to two different sections of the A44 - between the Loop Farm roundabout and the Cassington Road roundabout and between the A34 Peartree interchange and the Loop Farm roundabout.
This will involve overnight closures between the Kingston roundabout and Newark roundabout between 8pm and 6am each night, with no access available to and from Anderson Street from the Comet roundabout after 10pm.
Alternative routes in and out of Market Drayton are from the Gingerbread pub roundabout on the Adderley Road (A529) to the Morrisons roundabout.
A signposted diversion route will direct motorists via the A259 between the Warblington Roundabout and the Fishbourne Roundabout.
Currently, the roundabout remains open, just with one lane closed coming into Taunton from the Toneway side of the roundabout.
Heavy traffic on A690 between A1(M) Carville Roundabout and A181 (Gilesgate Roundabout).
Regarding Tesco roundabout approach from Sheffield Road, which has been criticised for long queues, Michael said: “There is a lot of queueing at the Tesco roundabout, but I don't think it's because of the road markings.
The crash resulted in delays on the roads throughout the morning, and into the afternoon, between the A483 (Halton Roundabout) to B5070 Chirk Road (Gledrid Roundabout).
The Ledbury Way bypass westward from the Hawk Rise roundabout to the Full Pitcher roundabout, the junction with the Ross Road, is already limited to 40mph.
The roundabout stopped being a roundabout in 2019.
Traffic Control will be in operation along the N13 Dual Carriageway between the Dry Arch Roundabout and the Manorcunningham Roundabout for essential road maintenance on Wednesday June 7, until Friday.
Traffic is very busy on St Michael's Way, Sunderland, between Livingstone Road roundabout and Durham Road roundabout.
We still have a lot of work to carry out on this section of road but we intend to thoroughly clean it from the Welland Road roundabout up to the Eye Green roundabout.
A465 Heads Of The Valleys Road in both directions closed due to roadworks between High Street (Dowlais Top Roundabout) and A470 (Cefn Coed Roundabout).
An alternative route is available via Upper Mayne, Burches Roundabout, Upper Mayne, Upper Mayne Roundabout, St Nicholas Lane and vice versa.
Anyone familiar with will be aware of the magic roundabout, locally known as 'the Greenstead roundabout', named after the housing estate that borders it.
However, many area residents who have experienced or witnessed accidents at the Wonderview and Macgregor Avenues roundabout have expressed concerns about the slope of the roads leading into the roundabout.
One lane closed due to broken down vehicle on A19 Southbound from A189 (Moor Farm Roundabout, Dudley) to A191 Holystone Way (Holystone Roundabout, Holystone).
The A21 southbound will close between the Forstal roundabout and the Scotney Castle roundabout from 8pm to 6am for maintenance works.
The westbound carriageway - between the Water Bridge roundabout and the Uttoxeter McDonald's roundabout - has been shut since 3.17am.
Common combinations with roundabout
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the roundabout 49×
- roundabout and 31×
- roundabout at 13×
- roundabout to 11×
- roundabout in 9×
- road roundabout 8×
- roundabout on 7×
- roundabout is 6×
- roundabout will 5×
- new roundabout 5×