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WHIRLING SQUARE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
DEF

A town square in which four (or more) streets radiate from the square's corners in a pinwheel-like fashion. Essentially medieval.

OBS

Not to be confused with "traffic circle".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipements urbains
DEF

Nom de certaines places circulaires où aboutissent plusieurs rues, plusieurs avenues, dans une ville.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «carrefour giratoire» qui, lui, est un aménagement urbain. Le rond-point est un reliquat des villes anciennes où les rues convergeaient vers une place unique. Au Canada, on utilise le terme «rond-point» à la place du générique «carrefour», ce qui est une source de confusion.

Spanish

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