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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At first, Phoenix was just one mile long, a half-mile wide, and had Washington Street as the main road.
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Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
In the summer of 1984, Howard and his boyfriend were walking down a main road in town when a group of teenagers yelling homophobic slurs approached them.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 8 July 2024
In exchange, the developer would convert the main road going down the middle of the town center into a pedestrian corridor.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024
Dimitri Hérard, the head of General Security Unit of the National Palace (USGPN), who had been called by both Moïse and security coordinator Jean Laguel Civil, was standing in the middle of the main road leading to the turnoff to Moïse’s residence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
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Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
In the summer of 1984, Howard and his boyfriend were walking down a main road in town when a group of teenagers yelling homophobic slurs approached them.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 8 July 2024
In exchange, the developer would convert the main road going down the middle of the town center into a pedestrian corridor.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024
Dimitri Hérard, the head of General Security Unit of the National Palace (USGPN), who had been called by both Moïse and security coordinator Jean Laguel Civil, was standing in the middle of the main road leading to the turnoff to Moïse’s residence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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