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bypass

noun [C] (ROAD)
 
 
/ˈbaɪ.pɑːs/ US  /-pæs/

Definition

a road built around a town or village so that traffic does not need to travel through itRural and suburban roads
(Definition of bypass noun (ROAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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