American English pronunciation
How to pronounce bypasses
IPA transcription: ['baɪ,pæsɪz]
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Noun
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a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
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a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
Verb
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avoid something unpleasant or laborious
“You cannot bypass these rules!”
Usage examples
- The main road bypasses the village so it is quiet and free from traffic.
- The river next bypasses Bonao to the northwest of the city.
- It then forms an upside down elongated square loop, and bypasses Truro City Centre.
- A special canal bypasses the reservoirs allowing water to travel straight through the carrier.
- It bypasses the need to collect old consoles and original games.
- The idea of bypasses predates the use of motor vehicles.
- A navigation lock bypasses the sluice.