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traffic circle

NOUN
road junction with island
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The arch, resembling the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, is proposed for a traffic circle on Columbia Island, which sits in the Potomac River that hugs Washington.

From Barron's Apr. 11, 2026

He has proposed building an arch in a traffic circle near Arlington National Cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

All day and all night, people drive through the traffic circle entrance to campus, beeping their horns - either supporting or in opposition to Kirk.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2025

When you reach the traffic circle at Vineyard Drive, about 4.6 miles west of Highway 101, you may be tempted to wander off on Vineyard for a few miles of low-speed bucolic splendor.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2025

The road they walked along came up to a traffic circle.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt



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