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ring road

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noun

  1. US names: belt, beltway. a main road that bypasses a town or town centre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bundled and boarded up, the lantern inched across the parking lot on the back of a flatbed truck that climbed a ring road steep enough to cause concern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

In Nepal, China has helped develop transportation projects including ring road expansions around Kathmandu and improved north-south roads that link the country to China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

A young man in his 20s died on the sidelines of celebrations on Saturday after crashing his motorcycle into concrete blocks placed on an exit ramp of the Paris ring road, according to local prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

The Paris public prosecutor's office announced the death of a young man in his twenties after he crashed head-on into concrete blocks on a Paris ring road exit ramp on his motocross bike.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

The first antique shop was called George Pines, out on a ring road, wedged between a betting shop and a liquor store.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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