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ringroad

ringroad is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of ringroad

pluralringroads

Questions about ringroad

What is ringroad the alternative spelling of?
Ringroad is the alternative spelling of ring road.

Words near ringroad in the dictionary

  1. ringolevio
  2. ringpiece
  3. ringpieces
  4. ringpost
  5. ringposts
  6. ringroad
  7. Ringrose
  8. ringrot
  9. rings
  10. rings a bell
  11. rings around

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