roundabout way

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Noun roundabout way has 1 sense

detour, roundabout way - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
--₁ is a kind of road, route

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Roundabout Way

Part of speech: noun

Senses:

A longer or indirect route taken to reach a destination.
A less straightforward or evasive manner of saying or doing something.

Usage:

She took a roundabout way to avoid traffic.
Using a roundabout way of expressing her thoughts, she hinted at her true feelings.

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