1. (

• beltway ,
• bypass ,
• ring_road ,
• ringway

) a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center ;

2. (

• bypass

) a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) ;

3. (

• shunt ,
• electrical_shunt ,
• bypass ,

) a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current ;

1. (

• bypass ,
• short-circuit ,
• go_around ,
• get_around ,

) avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" ;