traffic circle

noun

1. 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.

traffic circle

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of traffic circle¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

They include Thursday night’s attack on hundreds of Palestinians who were waiting at the Kuwait traffic circle in Gaza City for an expected convoy of aid trucks.

From New York Times

The yellow vest protests held France in their grip for months, starting among provincial workers camped out at traffic circles to protest fuel taxes and subsequently snowballing into a nationwide challenge to Macron’s government.

From Seattle Times

At one traffic circle, activists had plastered posters in remembrance not just of the 43 students, but of all Mexico’s missing.

From Seattle Times

A giant concrete memorial commemorating the Soviet Red Army for driving German Nazis out of Poland in World War II looms over a central traffic circle in Rzeszow.

From Washington Times

At the traffic circle in Orange, we roamed the many antique stores and came across some things from my childhood that are now considered antiques.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• roundabout