ring road en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, UK) A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation.
Underground stations were also slated for closure, and there were plans for massive ring roads to cater for the ever-growing numbers of people commuting into town by car. […] However, it soon dawned on politicians that this was unsustainable. Much of London would have had to be demolished to make way for the ring roads, and parking was becoming an insuperable difficulty.
2025 September 3, Christian Wolmar, “9 to 5: The changing face of commuting”, in RAIL, number 1043, page 57:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ring roads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ringroad | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (46)
nn ringvei (highway) · ru окружна́я (highway) · fr périphérique (highway) · ja 環状道路 (highway) · pt contorno (highway) · pl obwodnica (highway) · fr rocade (highway) · ca ronda (highway) · mk обиколница (highway) · nb ringvei (highway) · el περιφερειακός δρόμος (highway) · sv ringväg (highway) · bg околовръстен път (highway) · lt lankstas (highway) · it circonvallazione (highway) · uk кільцева́ доро́га (highway) · fr ring (highway) · ru кольцева́я (highway) · pt anel rodoviário (highway) · id jalan lingkar (highway) · fr route de ceinture (highway) · pt circunvalação (highway) · ms jalan lingkaran (highway) · es circunvalación (highway) · cs okruh (highway) · sv ringled (highway) · pt circular (highway) · de Umgehungsstraße (highway) · ru кольцева́я доро́га (highway) · de Ringstraße (highway) · hu körgyűrű (highway) · ko 순환선 (highway) · nl ringweg (highway) · nl ring (highway) · zh 繞城公路 /绕城公路 (highway) · cy cylchffordd (highway) · nl ceintuurbaan (highway) · zh 環路 /环路 (highway) · ru окружна́я доро́га (highway) · fr voie de ceinture (highway) · uk кільцева́ (highway) · fi kehätie (highway) · ga bóthar cuarach (highway) · ro centură (highway) · fr boulevard de ceinture (highway) · ga cuarbhóthar (highway)