dual carriageway

Definition of dual carriagewaynext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dual carriageway
Noun
  • In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive to Lick Mill Boulevard.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.
    Alaina Harkness, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The global flight tracking service provider Flightradar24 on Friday said the plane crashed into the CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, which rises more than 1,700 feet (528 meters), just east of a major ring road in a cluster of skyscrapers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • Authorities also said a crowd briefly blocked the main ring road surrounding the city before police dispersed the gathering.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Locals, including governor Garcia, stand on the banks of the nearby motorway — part of which has been shut to accommodate the fans going to the march — to take photos.
    Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Laminated glass on higher-spec models significantly reduces wind and road noise, giving the E-408 a notably serene motorway character.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The exhibit opens Thursday afternoon across the street from a Revolutionary War battlefield linked to the cannons.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
    Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Look out for the town's whimsical water tower, painted with rainbow stripes to evoke a hot air balloon, from the interstate (on Cove Road).
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
  • The video shows the teen swerving to avoid a collision, losing control, crossing back across the interstate, and rolling into the median.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Instead, water can move only through much smaller bypass tubes that, for years, have been considered unsafe for long-term use — though Reclamation officials now say they can be operated safely with continuous maintenance.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • Over the course of about 15 years, investigators tracked major cardiovascular situations, including heart attack, stroke, coronary artery bypass surgery, and other coronary interventions.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Lewis lived near the causeway bridge and regularly rode her bike over it, always while wearing a helmet, her niece Veronica Haines told the South Florida Sun Sentinel last week.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Bike ride along the Stowe bike path, the Colchester causeway, or along the waterfront in South Burlington.
    Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 29 June 2026
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“Dual carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageway. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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