traffic circle


noun

a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.
Also called rotary; British, roundabout.

Origin of traffic circle

First recorded in 1945–50

British Dictionary definitions for traffic circle

traffic circle

noun

US and Canadian a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central island Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): roundabout