ring road
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Definition
Noun: A road that forms a complete loop around a town or city, allowing traffic to bypass the city center.
Usage
A "ring road" is a major road built to divert through-traffic away from the congested central streets of a city. It is designed to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion in the urban core.
Examples
- The city's ring road is often faster than taking streets through downtown.
- To avoid the festival traffic, take the ring road.
- The new ring road has significantly reduced truck traffic in the city center.
Advanced Usage
- "Inner/Outer ring road": Some large cities have multiple concentric ring roads. The one closer to the center is the inner ring road, and a larger, more distant one is the outer ring road.
- The accident caused delays on the outer ring road.
Variants and Related Words
- Beltway (noun, chiefly US): A highway that encircles an urban area; a synonym for "ring road."
- The Washington Beltway surrounds the capital.
- Orbital (noun, chiefly UK): A term sometimes used for a major ring road, especially around London (e.g., the M25 orbital motorway).
- Bypass (noun): A road that passes around a town or its center. While similar, a bypass may not form a complete circle.
- We took the bypass to avoid the town.
Synonyms
- Circular road
- Loop highway
- Perimeter highway
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "To live inside/outside the ring road": This phrase can describe a person's location relative to the city and sometimes implies a socioeconomic or lifestyle difference.
- Property prices are generally higher inside the ring road.
Noun
- a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center