roundabout (
http://definr.com/roundabout)
adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a
roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn:
circuitous]
2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat";
"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn:
devious,
circuitous]
n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a
central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
rotary" [syn:
traffic circle,
circle,
rotary]
2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride
on [syn:
carousel,
carrousel,
merry-go-round,
whirligig]