ring road

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of ring road People were living in deep poverty right there in Oxford, on the ring road and in the outer suburbs, beyond the university. Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 Down the Martin Luther ring road, around Leipzig’s cubic, porphyry-bricked church, Turks draped in flags processed towards the RB Arena. James Horncastle, The Athletic, 2 July 2024 Guo and Cui have lived in Beijing all their lives and have barely travelled outside of the second ring road, a rectangular beltway built in the 1980s around central Beijing, with an area roughly equivalent to the size of the old city. Qiang Xiaoji, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2015 Judge Alexander Milne has also barred the three Just Stop Oil activists from taking part in any protest action within the M25, the major ring road in London. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ring road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring road
Noun
  • Although all the fashion buys might have captured your attention—don’t bypass the amazing activewear Prime Day deals.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 July 2025
  • This enables them to: 1) bypass patents, 2) serve during shortages, and 3) personalize formulations.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Meadows of Dan also lays claim to one of the most photographed spots on the parkway (the historic Mabry Mill), an old-fashioned candy factory, and several endearing places to grab something to eat—including Primitive Coffee Market, Jane’s Country Cafe, and Poor Farmers Market.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025
  • Named after the blue color released by the trees into the atmosphere surrounding the Appalachian Mountains, the parkway snakes across 469 miles to connect the Great Smoky Mountains with Shenandoah and travelers to more than 369 miles of hiking trails.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads.
    The Economist, The Economist, 23 May 2020
  • The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
    Fox News, Fox News, 16 July 2018
Noun
  • Participants in the Peoples Convoy of truckers protesting pandemic restrictions drive the beltway around Washington near Cabin John, Maryland, on March 6, 2022.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • Over time, her responsibilities grew: in 2001, she was asked to oversee AMLO’s marquee project, a four-hundred-million-dollar renovation of Mexico City’s beltway.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Part of American pop culture, synonymous with the age of the automobile, the rise of consumerism and the death of small town Main Street, America’s malls have had a rough ride in the 21st century.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • After 70 years of family ownership, the popular Holiday Market on Main Street in Royal Oak was sold to new owners in December.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The interstate will reopen at 5 a.m. on July 21, with one lane to reopen along the corridor until 5 a.m. on July 23.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
  • In 2023, nearly 1,200 people died on freeways and interstates, which aren’t designed for pedestrians.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Obama doesn't get nearly enough flack for the NATO bombing campaign in Libya, one of the most short-sighted and memory-holed American military actions in history that had the twofer effect of destroying that entire country while also opening up a superhighway of mass immigration into Europe.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
  • This 65-mile stretch of roadway not only slashes driving time from eight hours to less than three but the new superhighway also opens access to previously remote towns in the interior, like San Pablo Coatlán and Santa María Colotepec.
    Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • My week consists of going to and from dog parks via motorways and B-roads after working hours.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

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“Ring road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20road. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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