ring road

noun

chiefly British
: a highway skirting an urban area

Examples of ring road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Russians created a similar situation in early 2022, storming across the northern border, occupying villages and small towns, and reaching the ring road that circumscribes Kharkiv. Constant Méheut, New York Times, 12 May 2024 The last major piece of road building in Bengaluru was an outer ring road built 24 years ago. IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2024 The island will also have a ring road with a dedicated bus or train line, similar to the free Molly The Trolly service in downtown Fort Worth. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2024 The students travelling in the other two buses were stopped by the Iguala Palace of Justice, beyond the ring road. Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 Construction is expected to begin about 12 months after demolition begins, but Betts said some of those projects could begin sooner if the developer chooses to access their sites from the outer ring road, not the center of the mall property. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2020 How to Get Around Cozumel is a small but well-maintained island with a ring road, as well as one that bisects the island. Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024 In Brussels too, traffic on the ring road around the capital was disrupted by angry farmers. Reuters, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024 Selfoss: Gateway To The South A major stop on Iceland’s route 1 ring road, Selfoss is home to nearly 10,000 people and is growing fast as a calmer alternative to Reykjavik. David Nikel, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024

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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 16 May. 2024.

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