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RINGWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
Synonyms:
beltway; bypass; ring road; ringway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ringway" is a kind of...):
highway; main road (a major road for any form of motor transport)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)