TRAFFIC CIRCLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

Example:

the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

Synonyms:

circle; rotary; roundabout; traffic circle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("traffic circle" is a kind of...):

junction (the place where two or more things come together)

Holonyms ("traffic circle" is a part of...):

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)