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mini-roundabout

mini-roundabout noun: a small roundabout that is either flush to the road surface (painted on) or slightly raised.

Noun

mini-roundabout (plural mini-roundabouts)

  1. (UK) A small roundabout that is either flush to the road surface (painted on) or slightly raised.
    • Williton has a mini-roundabout for a town centre. At this mini-roundabout the traffic coming from Taunton turns left and heads straight out of town towards Minehead, passing between displays of agricultural machinery on a bank up on the left and a red stone police station recessed on the right.2002, Sam Smith, Porlock Counterpoint, page 108
    • Although traffic is advised not to carry out U-turn manoeuvres at a mini-roundabout, be alert for any oncoming traffic doing so.2008, Driving Standards Agency (Great Britain), The Official DSA Guide to Driving Buses and Coaches, page 296

Forms of mini-roundabout

pluralmini-roundabouts
alternative formmini roundabout

Origin of mini-roundabout

From mini- + roundabout.

Questions about mini-roundabout

What does mini-roundabout mean?
Mini-roundabout means a small roundabout that is either flush to the road surface (painted on) or slightly raised.
What part of speech is mini-roundabout?
Mini-roundabout is a noun.
What is the plural of mini-roundabout?
The plural of mini-roundabout is mini-roundabouts.

Words near mini-roundabout in the dictionary

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  2. mini-Palestinian
  3. mini-putt
  4. mini-retirement
  5. mini-retirements
  6. mini-roundabout
  7. mini-roundabouts
  8. mini-series
  9. mini-shinkansen
  10. mini-shinkansens
  11. mini-skirt

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