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.
Origin of traffic circle
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby traffic circle
traducianism,
trafalgar,
trafalgar, battle of,
traffic,
traffic calming,
traffic circle,
traffic cop,
traffic court,
traffic engineering,
traffic island,
traffic jam
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