ring road
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "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."
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage