traffic circle

英：[ˈtræfik ˈsə:kl]

美：[ˈtræfɪk ˈsɚkəl]

Noun

1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;

"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

The first known use of traffic circle was in 1914

tramp1 of 2verb

to walk heavily

to tread on forcibly and repeatedly

to travel or wander through on foot

tramp the streets

tramp2 of 2noun

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

a walking trip : hike

the sound made by many marching feet

a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo to any port called alsotramp steamer

hit1 of 2verb

to strike usually with force the ball hit the house

hit a ball

to make or bring into contact with something

tipped over and hit the floor

to strike something aimed at

hit the bull's-eye

attack entry 1 sense 1

to affect as if by a blow

to arrive with a forceful effect

the storm hit at sundown

to come upon : discover

hit upon the answer accidentally

to get to : reach prices hit a new high

hit town that night

to reflect accurately

hits the right note

to fire the charge in the cylinders

hit2 of 2noun

a blow striking an object aimed at

blow entry 4 sense 1, collision

a stroke of luck

a great success

the show was a hit

base hit

a single dose of a narcotic drug

an instance of a computer user connecting to a given website

a million hits per day

a successful match in a computer search

trailing arbutusnoun

a trailing plant of eastern North America that belongs to the heath family and produces fragrant pink or white flowers in early spring called alsoarbutus

traffic lightnoun

a visual signal (as a system of green, yellow, and red lights) for controlling traffic

jig1 of 2noun

a lively springy dance

trick entry 1 sense 1, game—used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up

jig2 of 2verb

to dance a jig

to jerk up and down or to and fro

traffic circlenoun

rotary entry 2 sense 2