magic roundabout

noun

A ring junction.

Meanings

nounmagic roundabout (plural magic roundabouts)

plural magic roundabouts

  1. UKinformalA ring junction.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From roundabout (“circular road junction”) and in reference to the children's television series The Magic Roundabout.

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magic roundabout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20roundabout

MLA

“magic roundabout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20roundabout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magic roundabout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20roundabout.

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