traffic circle

noun

Definition of traffic circlenext
as in roundabout

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Recent Examples of traffic circle Trump wants to build the arch on a traffic circle on the Virginia side of the Memorial Bridge from the District of Columbia. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 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 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
  • First phase work requires engineers to evaluate the intersection’s current setup and and plan for how a roundabout will improve traffic flow and reduce delays, city officials said.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 24 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 property also retains several period details, including a hanging globe light and a red rotary telephone mounted on a kitchen wall.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Winooski Wednesdays, a monthly community event on the downtown rotary, brings live music, kids’ activities, and local food vendors to the heart of the city.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of rotary
Noun
  • The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after, Rodriguez ramped up her involvement in these advocacy circles.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of circle
Noun
  • Heavy landscaping with trees and planting beds are also seen in renderings adjacent to the interchange.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers can head west on University Avenue, turn south on Grand Prairie Parkway and rejoin westbound I-80 at the Grand Prairie Parkway interchange.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 19 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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