ring road

noun

Definition of ring roadnext
chiefly British
as in bypass

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Recent Examples of ring road The stadium, situated on the city’s ring road, is a throwback to a less refined age in English football, with a facade that blends barbed wire and concrete in a way that has changed little since the days when Savile ruled the UK’s airwaves. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Two sites inside of what had been the mall’s ring road are under consideration for the station, according to village documents. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026 The 58-acre site and its 15-acre ring road are expected to be listed for sale in early 2026. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Indeed, while many visitors like to take in the otherworldly sights of this mystical country by driving its ring road, the best, and easily most relaxing way, is to explore everything Iceland has to offer by sea. — Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring road
  1. bypass
  2. parkway
  3. dual carriageway
  4. beltway
  5. Main Street
  6. interstate
  7. superhighway
  8. motorway
Noun
  • This could signal someone is trying to tune a bypass workflow.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That bypass channel will serve as the flood control element of Panther Island.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bypass
Noun
  • The design also appears to eliminate Ohio Drive (the scenic parkway that loops around Hains Point), a grove of cherry trees and a historical miniature golf course.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Also, earlier this week, Arlington Garden staffers celebrated 18 years since the construction of a parkway swale along Arlington Drive that helps prevent runoff into the street.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of parkway
Noun
  • Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 23 May 2020
  • The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
    — Fox News, Fox News, 16 July 2018
Definition of dual carriageway
Noun
  • Ryle recommends taking the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana beltway to avoid delays.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Over 85% of federal employees live outside of the Washington, DC, beltway, with states like Florida, Texas and California hubs for more than 100,000 workers each, government data shows.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of beltway
Noun
  • Wunderkind Park City Luxury multibrand retailer Wunderkind opened its fourth store on Park City’s Main Street this year, joining its Scottsdale flagship and two boutiques in Montecito, Calif.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The district includes downtown Roseville, the Main Street commercial corridor and some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, including Hillcrest, Sierra Gardens, Cresthaven and Roseville Heights.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of Main Street
Noun
  • Roads around the evacuation area are closed, but the local interstate remains open.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The interstate is expected to reopen early Monday morning, the release said.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of interstate
Noun
  • Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.
    — Alaina Harkness, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of superhighway
Noun
  • And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of motorway

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