dual carriageway

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dual carriageway Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads. The Economist, 23 May 2020 The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire. Fox News, 16 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dual carriageway
Noun
  • And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long.
    Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • That is a critical step for Korea’s plan to build an energy superhighway to carry renewables across the nation.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Don't let your investment in a state-of-the-art superhighway be compromised by an inability to see the traffic.
    Serge Lucio, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 58-acre site and its 15-acre ring road are expected to be listed for sale in early 2026.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, while many visitors like to take in the otherworldly sights of this mystical country by driving its ring road, the best, and easily most relaxing way, is to explore everything Iceland has to offer by sea.
    Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The northern part of the island was at a standstill, schools closed, traffic snailing down the motorway.
    Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
  • Police found Alia's head and the axe in a bag in her car, which Jesse R. was driving when arrested on the A4 motorway, according to the NL Times news site.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile small crowds of Palestinians gathered on the street to sing, dance, and celebrate the cease-fire announcement, even as many in Gaza remain cautious about the cease-fire holding.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The affidavit said Geri then threatened to test an explosive in the street.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even the interstate’s frontage road carries a large share of traffic.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The 1950s and 1960s would prove to be the start of the glory days of the luxury coupe in America, with the nation’s economy growing as fast as the ribbons of brand-new interstate being paved from sea to shining sea.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That would give them the security to get forward and combine with an advanced midfielder or winger, helping Liverpool bypass opposition players.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • More advanced intrusions bypass sensors completely and target a drone’s internal systems through malware.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Officials also released an artist's reconstruction of the castle, featuring a stone tower and a causeway, or bridge, connecting two small islands.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Drive down the causeway to reach Atlantic Beach or drive east to the public beach access on Radio Island, where local boaters like to anchor for a few hours.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Dual carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageway. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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