roundabouttrail

noun
UK /ˈraʊndəbaʊt treɪl/
US /ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt treɪl/

A roundabouttrail is a path that goes around in a circle.

The children ran along the roundabouttrail until they came back to where they started.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A long, indirect route that takes many turns before reaching its end.

We took a roundabouttrail through the hills instead of the straight road.

3. A path that leads around an obstacle rather than through it.

The roundabouttrail went around the big fallen tree.

4. A repeated journey or routine that keeps returning to the same point.

His daily roundabouttrail took him past the shop, the park, and back home.