ring road

noun

Definition of ring roadnext
chiefly British
as in bypass

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Recent Examples of ring road While some passengers were able to exit their taxis on their own, others were afraid to get out because their vehicle had stopped in the middle lane of a ring road with other vehicles passing on both sides, the reports said. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 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 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 The global flight tracking service provider Flightradar24 on Friday said the plane crashed into the CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, which rises more than 1,700 feet (528 meters), just east of a major ring road in a cluster of skyscrapers. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ring road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring road
  1. bypass
  2. parkway
  3. beltway
  4. Main Street
  5. interstate
  6. superhighway
  7. motorway
  8. high road
Noun
  • The two precious stones sit atop a bypass-style band of yellow gold and platinum, and tapered baguette diamonds accent the centerpiece.
    — Moises Mendez II, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • But Senate Republicans say the election measure cannot pass the chamber or bypass filibuster rules.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of bypass
Noun
  • In October 2025, the Sacramento City Council approved a plan to close the longest gap in the parkway.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of parkway
Noun
  • And that car then made a corner and slammed into a concrete jersey barrier on the beltway.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • The Wekiva River Parkway and Protection Act of 2004 authorized construction of a beltway around Central Florida, also known as State Road 429, while imposing strict protections for the environmentally fragile Wekiva River basin.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Definition of beltway
Noun
  • Initially that was the reaction from some board members of the cemetery’s association that oversees Spring Grove, off Main Street in the city’s Northeast neighborhood.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • The northside restaurant moved from Central to the current North Main Street building in 1998.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
Definition of Main Street
Noun
  • Shortly after, a 2018 Freightliner semi-truck was traveling north in the right lane of the interstate and hit the Explorer from behind.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The incident shut down the busy interstate for hours, snarling traffic during teh evening commute.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 June 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
  • In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Locals, including governor Garcia, stand on the banks of the nearby motorway — part of which has been shut to accommodate the fans going to the march — to take photos.
    — Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Definition of motorway
Noun
  • In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025
Definition of high road

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“Ring road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20road. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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