ring road

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of ring road Guo and Cui have lived in Beijing all their lives and have barely travelled outside of the second ring road, a rectangular beltway built in the 1980s around central Beijing, with an area roughly equivalent to the size of the old city. Qiang Xiaoji, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2015 Judge Alexander Milne has also barred the three Just Stop Oil activists from taking part in any protest action within the M25, the major ring road in London. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024 The march was due to end in front of parliament, further along the capital's inner ring road. Reuters, 3 Oct. 2024 In July, Judge Hehir sentenced a group of Just Stop Oil activists to four- and five-year sentences over a campaign to disrupt traffic on the M25, the major ring road in London. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ring road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring road
Noun
  • As were those with a history of significant heart problems (heart attack, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, coronary angioplasty or ‘stents’) and/or a family history of premature (before age 40) death from cardiac causes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Franciscan Health Crown Point earns national notice Franciscan Health Crown Point has been recognized as being in the top 100 in the nation for medical excellence in major cardiac surgery and coronary bypass surgery by CareChex® Awards by BluCareChex Quantros, a release said.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Natural Resources Committee has pledged to use the fundraiser money toward bolstering the city’s parkway tree canopy.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This year, though, most of the parkway is shut down indefinitely.
    Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads.
    The Economist, The Economist, 23 May 2020
  • The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
    Fox News, Fox News, 16 July 2018
Noun
  • Lawmakers from outside the beltway have lobbied for more flights to different parts of the country due to the airport’s convenience over the other two airports.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Trucks carrying hazardous materials that used the bridge to cross the harbor are now forced to go around the beltway in the opposite direction (a 35-mile detour) due to cargo restrictions through Baltimore City traffic tunnels.
    April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Mill One, another mixed-use luxury apartment complex, is parallel to the Main Street district at 201 N. Church St. The penthouse could inspire other owners to add apartments to their upper stories, Aven said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Oneglia Auditorium is located at 68 Main Street in Torrington, CT.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Join 23 others in the comments View Comments Overnight, hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the interstate for hours in snowy conditions between Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa State Patrol Trooper Rodney Larson told CNN.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • But the most exciting new plan for Downtown Orlando promises a bold re-imagining of the eyesore that is I-4, the interstate bisecting the city.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But Pike — like many others here — knows that the thousands of dogs roaming freely between the desert landscape and people's homes serve as a superhighway for ticks.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Think of it as a superhighway connecting two bustling cities, allowing seamless and efficient communication.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The interview started with a second apology from the man who was late due to a crash on the motorway.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Tucked away in a dusty Pakistani town off the main motorway leading to the Afghan border, Darul Uloom Haqqania university was the launch pad for the Taliban movement in the 1990s.
    Reuters, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025

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