(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action

3.    (in   a   fairground.)   a   large   mechanical amusement machine, which turns round and plays music, usually with horses to sit on which move up and down. Also called merry-go-round (NOTE: The US term is carousel.) ■ adj not direct O The taxi took a very roundabout route to get to Trafalgar Square. Synonym indirect

Diverging from a direct course; roundabout, Not proceeding straight to the point or object, Not forthright and candid; devious, Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous