BYPASSES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

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

Part of speech: Noun

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

Part of speech: Noun

a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

Part of speech: Verb

avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Example: You cannot bypass these rules!

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