traffic circle

noun

Examples of traffic circle in a Sentence

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On the city’s north side, where residents have taken the brunt of the reckless driving blow, bump outs, traffic circles, and road diets, when a street's lanes are reduced or repurposed, were added to some main streets. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024 The protest then moved from the Internet to the traffic circles that dot the French countryside. Arthur Goldhammer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2018 Wouldn’t a sculpture look nice in that traffic circle? Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024 Despite the order to remove the posters, on Friday afternoon there was still one on Piazza Mazzini, one of the city’s busiest traffic circles, in a well-heeled residential area. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for traffic circle 

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of traffic circle was in 1914

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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20circle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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