Translate roundabout | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of roundabout
noun
3 historical a close-fitting, waist-length jacket worn by men and boys.
adjective
not following a short direct route; circuitous:we need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory:in a roundabout way, he was fishing for information
