noun General Slang

rotary

· noun · boston

Massachusetts for a roundabout.

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Definitions

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What the rest of the country calls a roundabout or traffic circle. Massachusetts (and parts of the wider Northeast) calls them rotaries — and famously treats them as a vehicular free-for-all where yield signs are merely a suggestion.

“Take the second exit off the rotary, then bear right.”
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rotary In A Sentence

Take the second exit off the rotary, then bear right.

Origin & Usage

From 'rotary intersection', the older American engineering term predating the British-import 'roundabout'.

People Also Ask

What does rotary mean in Massachusetts?

Rotary is the Massachusetts word for a roundabout — a circular road junction.

How do you use rotary in a sentence?

"Take the second exit off the rotary and you're there."

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