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TRAFFIC CIRCLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
