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ringway

ringway noun: a ring road.

Noun

ringway (plural ringways)

  1. (UK) A ring road.
  2. (Commonwealth) A mode of transport designed to move vehicles linearly through a series of elevated circular structures on pillars. Instead of using continuous tracks or rails, the propulsion and magnetic levitation mechanisms are housed inside circular structure the stationary pillars, allowing vehicle to glide efficiently between them.

Proper noun capitalized: Ringway

Ringway

  1. A civil parish and locality in the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, which includes Manchester Airport (OS grid ref SJ8184).

Forms of ringway

pluralringways

Origin of ringway

From ring + way.

Questions about ringway

What does ringway mean?
Ringway means a ring road.
What part of speech is ringway?
Ringway can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of ringway?
The plural of ringway is ringways.

Words near ringway in the dictionary

  1. Ringwalds
  2. ringwalk
  3. ringwalks
  4. ringwall
  5. ringwalls
  6. ringway
  7. ringways
  8. Ringwell
  9. ringwing
  10. ringwings
  11. ringwise

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