bypass

Definitions of bypass
  1. noun
    a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
    synonyms: knipplaat, randweg, ringbaan, ringweg, rondweg, uitsnijding
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    type of:
    hoofdverkeersader, hoofdweg, verkeersader, verkeersweg, voorrangsweg
    a major road for any form of motor transport
  2. noun
    a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out
    synonyms: knipplaat, ringweg, rondweg, uitsnijding
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    type of:
    deel, gedeelte, part, stuk, stukje
    something less than the whole of a human artifact
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