Ring Road (Noun)
Meaning
A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The city's ring road was notorious for its congestion and traffic jams during rush hour.
- To avoid the city center, we took the ring road and bypassed the downtown area.
- The ring road was built to reduce traffic congestion in the city center and improve air quality.
- The ring road was a major infrastructure project that took several years to complete and cost millions of dollars.
- The GPS instructed us to take the ring road to get to the airport, which was located on the outskirts of the city.