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ring roads

ring roads is the plural of ring road.

Meaning of ring road

Noun

ring road (plural ring roads)

  1. (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...2025 September 3, Christian Wolmar, “9 to 5: The changing face of commuting”, in RAIL, number 1043, page 57

Questions about ring roads

What is ring roads the plural of?
Ring roads is the plural of ring road.

Words near ring roads in the dictionary

  1. ring rats
  2. ring reinforcement
  3. ring reinforcements
  4. ring relievo
  5. ring road
  6. ring roads
  7. ring rot
  8. ring round
  9. ring shout
  10. ring shouts
  11. ring silicate

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