traffic circle

noun

Definition of traffic circlenext
as in roundabout

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Recent Examples of traffic circle 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 Three graves with 15 bodies were found within a mile of the city’s iconic La Minerva roundabout, a huge traffic circle featuring fountains, greenery and a towering statue of the Roman goddess Minerva. — Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 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
  • And drivers coming up to the roundabout should have an easier time discerning the path of cars within the circle and know when to proceed.
    — Rose Evans August 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The redevelopment would also see a new Chick-fil-A restaurant location along 95th Street, a new roundabout near an entrance drive off 95th Street and new park spaces added on the west and east ends of the site.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of roundabout
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  • 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
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  • Everyone in McCollough’s circle could see she was consumed by the relationship.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Toward the end of their rally, supporters formed a circle, said the Lord’s Prayer, held up their arms and formed hearts with their hands.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of circle
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  • At the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, the park had attracted tens of thousands of visitors every year, but most traffic through the Route 8 and I-84 interchange never stopped.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The project will raise and rebuild roughly 1,150 feet of floodwall between the Grant Street interchange and the Fort Pitt Bridge.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 15 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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