Main entry: beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway
Definition: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
Main entry: shunt, bypass, electrical shunt
Definition: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
Main entry: bypass
Definition: a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
Main entry: get around, go around, bypass, short-circuit
Definition: avoid something unpleasant or laborious
Usage: You cannot bypass these rules!