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Meaning of ring road | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation.

Australia, New-Zealand, UK

Equivalents

Examples

“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 way for the ring roads, and parking was becoming an insuperable difficulty.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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