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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Last month, a sinkhole opened up on a major road in York, England, prompting emergency repairs.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
At one point, the city tore up a major road to open up a channel to drain flooding away from homes, CNN affiliate KHGI reported.
—Brandon Miller, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
The quickest way to the cavalry is the main road, but that’s no good.
—Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Soon, the server grew from about six players to closer to two dozen, with trucks flying in and out of the main road into which player spawn, many of them emblazoned with pro-immigrant, anti-ICE slogans.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
At one point, the city tore up a major road to open up a channel to drain flooding away from homes, CNN affiliate KHGI reported.
—Brandon Miller, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
The quickest way to the cavalry is the main road, but that’s no good.
—Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Soon, the server grew from about six players to closer to two dozen, with trucks flying in and out of the main road into which player spawn, many of them emblazoned with pro-immigrant, anti-ICE slogans.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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