Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. 2. (a.) Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. 3. (n.) A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. 4. (n.) A dance performed in a circle. 5. (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. 6. (n.) A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.

Multi-Version Concordance Roundabout (3 Occurrences) Judges 5:6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways. (See NAS) 2 Samuel 13:34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill-side behind him. (See JPS) 2 Kings 3:9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom by a roundabout way for seven days: and there was no water for the army or for the beasts they had with them. (BBE NIV)