ring road

noun

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

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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 In an interview with ABC News, Ahmed Alla, 24, said he was stranded on the Paris ring road in September, out of gas and facing fines, when a motorcyclist stopped to assist him. Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025 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 Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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