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ringway

The English word “ringway” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A ring road.
  2. A mode of transport designed to move vehicles linearly through a series of elevated circular structures on pillars. Instead of using continuous tracks or rails, the propulsion and magnetic levitation mechanisms are housed inside circular structure the stationary pillars, allowing vehicle to glide efficiently between them.

Etymology

From ring + way.

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