traffic circle

noun

Synonyms of traffic circlenext

Examples of traffic circle in a Sentence

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The traffic circle on Tyler Street near the Bishop Arts area has been the scene of several crashes. Robbie Owens, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 On Thursday evening, mourners had arranged hundreds of candles at a traffic circle near the venue, which had by this point been covered up in white plastic by authorities. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026 New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey. Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025 The arch will be in the traffic circle in front of Arlington National Cemetery. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traffic circle

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of traffic circle was in 1914

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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20circle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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