ring road

noun

chiefly British

: a highway skirting an urban area

Examples of ring road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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 birthday festivities include a wide range of events, from neighborhood festivals, the closure of the A10 ring road and a grand parade of tall ships culminating in a big party on the actual anniversary date of October 27, 2025. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

In addition to passing through different parts of the city, the route led them through suburban regions within London's M25 ring road. —New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025

The London Orbital Motorway, or the M25, is a vast ring road that runs in a shaggy circle around the outer edges of the capital. —Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ring road

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad