arterial

adjective ar·te·ri·al \ är-ˈtir-ē-əl \

|Updated on: 4 Aug 2018

Examples: arterial in a Sentence

Definition of arterial

1 a : of or relating to an artery

b : relating to or being the bright red blood present in most arteries that has been oxygenated in lungs or gills

2 : of, relating to, or constituting through traffic

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Recent Examples of arterial from the Web

The bridge, which is 10 feet wide and 150 feet long and situated over a creek, allows for safe pedestrian travel on the south side of this important arterial connector.

— karen huppertz, ajc, "Pedestrian bridge, sidewalks enhance safety on Brook Hollow Parkway," 3 July 2018
Get there from here: With its own Expo Line station, easy access to the 10 and 405 freeways, and many arterial streets nearby, Rancho Park makes commuting slightly more convenient.

— scott garner, latimes.com, "Neighborhood Spotlight: Rancho Park takes its spot in a post-modest world," 8 June 2018
The cause was complications from peripheral arterial disease and renal failure, said a son, Corey Dade.

— Washington Post, "Paul Stack, Foreign Service officer," 16 May 2018
Weak spots in the arterial wall that can be caused by genetics or high blood pressure or just the forces of flow from the fluid in the pipes.

— teddy greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "A foremost neurosurgeon on White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar and brain hemorrhages," 8 May 2018
The city will spend $11 million to resurface and repair arterial roads.

— jerod macdonald-evoy, azcentral, "From pickleball to bikepaths: What's in the Tempe budget for you," 12 June 2018
One can be caused by a brain bleed and the other by an arterial blockage.

— george parry, Philly.com, "I had a stroke. Don't do what I did if the same thing happens to you.," 1 June 2018
Inrix takes a big-data approach, gathering information from 300 million cars and devices, and covers both freeways and major arterial streets.

— elliot njus, OregonLive.com, "Portland-area traffic congestion is still getting worse, report says," 6 Feb. 2018
The lot will be connected to the stadium by a pedestrian tunnel that will pass underneath Bethany Home Road, and 95th Avenue will be extended all the way to Camelback Road to provide an arterial exit route from games.

— jack harris, azcentral, "Before Arizona snagged 2023 Super Bowl, Cardinals and Glendale had to make up," 30 May 2018

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First Known Use of arterial

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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arterial

noun

Definition of arterial

: a through street or highway

Examples of arterial in a Sentence

one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city

Recent Examples of arterial from the Web

Maryland Physician Partners LLC’s bid to open a dispensary at 7609 Energy Parkway in Brandon Woods Business Park was rejected in April because the property did not immediately abut an arterial or higher classified road.

— colin campbell, baltimoresun.com, "Owner appeals decision to reject medical marijuana dispensary near Pasadena," 11 July 2018
Engineers built its arterials to transport cars, and quickly.

— aarian marshall, WIRED, "Save Lives With Smarter, Slower Streets—Not Self-Driving Cars," 11 May 2018
Others, however, have called them essential, especially considering the frequency that Laguna Canyon Road — a main arterial thoroughfare — closes because of downed power lines.

— bradley zint, latimes.com, "Laguna council pushes initiative to place utility lines underground to July 17 so mayor can vote," 10 July 2018
In seeking the variance, New Land also cited the narrow lot's location on a corner that includes a major arterial: South Second Street.

— tom daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New Land proposes 48-unit apartment building near its Trio Mke project in Walker's Point," 21 June 2018
The new section connects two major arterials and improves the city street-grid providing increased connectivity for both freight and residential traffic.

— rosemarie stein, OregonLive.com, "Portland Metro Wednesday Traffic: Intermittent closures on I-84 westbound just east of Corbett," 17 Jan. 2018
Regardless of occasional inserts of green spaces or parks, the orientation of individual lots and the layout of branching arterials and cul-de-sacs often show no environmental consideration or orientation to reap solar or wind benefits.

— anthony alofsin, The Atlantic, "A Defense of the Suburbs," 6 June 2018
The town feels like any Midwestern suburb that’s lost its center — sprawling arterials, strip malls, some low rise motels with neon signs.

— pam mandel, Longreads, "Exodus in the Ozarks," 5 June 2018
While the Hills is being constructed, Kelley said the city is working on getting several big arterial roads underway to keep traffic from snarling as subdivisions grow.

— lauren ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Kudos to Minneola for halting annexations, shutting down growth until 2023," 21 May 2018