Definitions for: Circumferential

[n] a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
[adj] lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; "circumferential highways around cities"

Webster (1913) Definition: Cir*cum`fer*en"tial, a. [LL.
circumferentialis.]
Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling;
circuitous. --Parkhurst.

Synonyms: bypass, peripheral, ring road

See Also: road, route