traffic circle

English

Noun

traffic circle (plural traffic circles)

1. (US) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island

Translations

an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island

• Czech: kruhový objezd (cs) m
• Esperanto: trafikcirklo
• Finnish: liikenneympyrä (fi)
• French: rond-point (fr) m, giratoire (fr) m (Switzerland)
• German: Kreisverkehr (de) m
• Irish: compal m, timpeallán m
• Italian: rotatoria f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rundkjøring (no) m, f

  Nynorsk: rundkjøring f

• Russian: кольцевая транспортная развязка (kolʹcevaja transportnaja razvjazka), участок дороги с круговым движением (učastok dorogi s krugovym dviženijem)
• Spanish: glorieta (es) f, redondel m, rotonda (es) f

Synonyms

• rotary (New England)
• roundabout (British)