outer ringnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌaʊ.tə ˈrɪŋ/us/ˌaʊ.t̬ɚ ˈrɪŋ/USan area around the edges of a region, town, or city:
Big-box stores such as Ikea can be found in the outer ring of the city.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- arrondissement
- backstreets
- barrio
- block
- botanic garden
- concrete jungle
- council estate
- dormitory suburb
- estate
- exurb
- ghetto
- precinct
- red-light district
- slum
- suburbia
- the outskirts
- the wrong/other side of the tracks idiom
- town
- trading estate
- warren
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outer-ring
adjective [ before noun ] ukus
She was elected to represent several of Chicago's outer-ring suburbs.
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inner ring