traffic circle
(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island.
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(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island.
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(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and, sometimes, US, especially New England) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
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A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
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(UK, informal) A ring junction.
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(UK) A large traffic roundabout with non-standard lane markings or priorities, or with buildings on the central island.
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(US, Canada) A junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions.