ring road

noun

Synonyms of ring roadnext
chiefly British
: a highway skirting an urban area

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Several taxis stopped on elevated ring roads, where fast-moving traffic passes continuously on both sides. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026 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 In France, dozens of buses and trucks drove slowly on the Paris ring road Monday to demonstrate their concerns about rising diesel prices. Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for ring road

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ring road was in 1905

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“Ring road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20road. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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