0 a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across --
1 a flat, round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and round --
3 not simple, direct, or quick: --
You took the roundabout way to get here.
We therefore proceed in a more roundabout way.
The ten essays together manage to achieve most of these objectives, albeit sometimes in a roundabout and discursive way.
He is placed upon an approximately five-foot high square pedestal which is situated on the aforementioned roundabout.
What he loses on the swings he may gain on the roundabout.
Well, we proceed in this roundabout manner because we want to make clear that the proof we provide below has a very simple structure.
Thus, repress the instantaneous motions of merriment may be seen as a roundabout and obscure way of saying stop laughing.
Our motivation is a bit more roundabout here.
The second stage of the route veered close by a roundabout with thunderous heavy traffic.