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circunvalación

ring road

noun seer-koon-bah-lah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin circumvallatio (surrounding with a rampart).

Also means

bypass

Usage Note

Circunvalación originally referred to a military encircling wall; today it denotes a ring road or bypass that circles around a city (carretera de circunvalación). The term is used in Spain; in Latin America periférico or anillo vial are more common equivalents.

Examples

"Tomaremos la circunvalación para evitar el centro."

Natural Translation

We will take the ring road to avoid the city centre.

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