traffic circle

Definition of traffic circle

: rotary sense 2

Examples of traffic circle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The vehicle sideswiped the bus along the traffic circle at Philadelphia Road (Route 7) and Ashford Drive, a little over a mile from the school, then left the scene, police said. — S. Wayne Carter Jr., baltimoresun.com, "School bus sideswiped in Harford with students on board, police investigating," 18 Sep. 2019 In Berlin on Monday, around 1,000 people blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle in the middle of the German capital’s Tiergarten park dominated by the landmark Victory Column. — BostonGlobe.com, "Most read on BostonGlobe.com," 8 Oct. 2019 In Berlin on Monday, around 1,000 people blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle in the middle of the German capital’s Tiergarten park dominated by the landmark Victory Column. — BostonGlobe.com, "Most read on BostonGlobe.com," 8 Oct. 2019 At a traffic circle, a father and daughter clambered into the pickup. — New York Times, "‘Our Patience Is Over’: Why Iraqis Are Protesting," 20 Nov. 2019 In Berlin on Monday, around 1,000 people blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle in the middle of the German capital’s Tiergarten park dominated by the landmark Victory Column. — BostonGlobe.com, "Most read on BostonGlobe.com," 8 Oct. 2019 In Berlin on Monday, around 1,000 people blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle in the middle of the German capital’s Tiergarten park dominated by the landmark Victory Column. — Geir Moulson, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Climate activists block roads, march in global protests," 7 Oct. 2019 Around 1,000 people blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle in the middle of the German capital's Tiergarten park dominated by the landmark Victory Column, in a protest that started in the early hours. — NBC News, "Protests block roads in European cities, urging climate action," 7 Oct. 2019 Contractors working on the Towson Avalon apartment complex have requested that East Joppa Road at the Towson traffic circle be temporarily closed next weekend to remove two tower cranes. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "Joppa Road at Towson traffic circle to close next weekend to remove construction cranes," 13 Nov. 2019

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“Traffic circle.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20circle. Accessed 21 January 2020.

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