Thesaurus results for TRAFFIC CIRCLE

traffic circle

noun

Definition of traffic circle

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

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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

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This includes small angled drills that will fit in spaces no ordinary drill can reach as well as massively powerful SDS rotary hammers and demolition drills.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of rotary

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Interstate 280 Lane Reductions Along with the 101 closures, the agency is performing road work on northbound Interstate 280 between Mariposa Street and the 280/101 interchange during overnight hours.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The vehicle went into an embankment about a mile north of the East Kuna Mora Road interchange and overturned, according to police.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 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

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