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traffic circle

noun

Definition of traffic circlenext
as in roundabout

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Recent Examples of traffic circle In a traffic circle, no one has the right of way except someone who’s already in the circle. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026 The monument would stand roughly opposite Arlington National Cemetery at a busy traffic circle where several major commuter routes converge. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026 Trump’s arch would fill a traffic circle between the west side of Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery, and form a sight line with the Lincoln Memorial. — Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 McCrery recommended doing away with the lions on the base and objected to plans for an underground tunnel for pedestrians to get to the arch, which would be built on a traffic circle. — CBS News, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for traffic circle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
  1. roundabout
  2. rotary
  3. circle
  4. interchange
  5. cloverleaf
Noun
  • Oswego opened its first roundabout to traffic in 2023 as part of a $70 million multi-year plan to improve Wolfs Crossing to help ease traffic congestion, improve safety and accommodate growth in town.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The turning-lane design — as well as a new roundabout just down the road at Boise Avenue — could reduce crashes by 31%, according to the appeal.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of roundabout
Noun
  • The buttons, switches and rotary controls also have a satisfying action, avoiding the flimsy feel that can undermine an otherwise attractive economy-car interior.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Chouinard says low-precipitation rotary nozzles, such as MP Rotators, are the clear winners.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
Definition of rotary
Noun
  • Barca’s debt figure is often exaggerated in some circles, with the club’s total liabilities lumped together in a manner not seen elsewhere.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The impact jostled loose a few petals before the circle of blossoms slowly drifted away on the luminescent blue Bermudian swells.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of circle
Noun
  • With humanity’s ecological interchange with nature subsumed and directed by capital’s endless circuits of accumulation, the exploitation of natural resources and the aggregation of waste ensues.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The interchange at Jackrabbit Trail and I- 10 will be expanded to increase traffic capacity and traffic flow.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of interchange
Noun
  • But residents of the surrounding area have complained for years that the nearby cloverleaf interchange for Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard divides the community and creates unsafe conditions for pedestrians and drivers.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
  • To avoid traffic jams, the avenues that connect each sector of the city were designed without intersections; instead, the intersections have cloverleaf interchanges.
    — Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of cloverleaf

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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20circle. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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