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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

They include Thursday night’s attack on hundreds of Palestinians who were waiting at the Kuwait traffic circle in Gaza City for an expected convoy of aid trucks.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2024

He came to a large traffic circle where the road going north crossed the Oxford ring road going east and west.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman



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