RING ROAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ring road mean? 

• RING ROAD (noun)
  The noun RING ROAD has 1 sense:

1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

  Familiarity information: RING ROAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RING ROAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

beltway; bypass; ring road; ringway

Hypernyms ("ring road" is a kind of...):

highway; main road (a major road for any form of motor transport)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)