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ring road

n. countable
B1 Intermediate
Definition

n. a road that goes in a circle all the way around a city. You use it to avoid traffic in the city center.

n. a major road encircling a town or city, designed to bypass the urban center and reduce inner-city traffic congestion.


SIMPLE

We took the ring road to avoid the busy city center.

CONTEXTUAL

The city council plans to expand the ring road to alleviate bottle-necks occurring at the major eastern junctions.

COMPLEX

In many European capitals, the ring road serves as a physical boundary between the historic core and the rapidly developing industrial suburbs.

Usage

Common in British English; frequently referred to as a 'beltway' in American English.

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