main/major road
noun
: a road that is commonly used and that goes through the main part of a city, town, etc.
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There were around 30 as yet unexplained sabotage attacks on telecommunications infrastructure in Sweden, mostly along the same major road, authorities in the country have revealed.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
According to the department, the wagon was located far away from the main road in middle of a field.
—David Chiu, People.com, 23 May 2025
Greene Street, the main road through the heart of town, is the only paved street in the municipality.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the year, the IDF had bulldozed the main road to the camp, along with much of its water and sewage infrastructure.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
According to the department, the wagon was located far away from the main road in middle of a field.
—David Chiu, People.com, 23 May 2025
Greene Street, the main road through the heart of town, is the only paved street in the municipality.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the year, the IDF had bulldozed the main road to the camp, along with much of its water and sewage infrastructure.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for main/major road
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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