rotary
noun/ˈroʊtəri/
Frequency rank: #6,775 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A road junction where traffic moves in a circle around a central island; also used as an adjective meaning 'rotating'.
Example sentence
The traffic moved smoothly around the rotary in the center of town.
Synonyms & related words
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