DUAL CARRIAGEWAY Synonyms: 55 Similar Words

dual carriageway

noun

Definition of dual carriageway

chiefly British

as in high road

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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

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Noun

Bolanle rises above it all, taking the moral high road every time.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of high road

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
Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of superhighway

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

Definition of ring road

Noun

And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of motorway

Noun

Wandering the cobbled streets here feels like a wonderfully indulgent way to pass the time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office says the closure was due to an erratic driver, and the interstate was closed at mile marker 243, east of the Veterans Memorial Tunnel by Idaho Springs.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2026
The rider hit the acceleration, which threw the woman off the motorcycle, landing in the center lane of the interstate in the direct path of 2023 semi driven by a 40-year-old Orlando man.

— Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of interstate

Noun

Attackers first exploited an admin authentication bypass to gain access, then used a separate SQL injection flaw to steal credentials and finally leveraged two additional issues to achieve remote code execution and plant a persistent web shell.

— Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The canals and the first phase of Panther Island development can proceed independently of the bypass channel, according to that TRWD document.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of bypass

Noun

The causeway was narrower then, George says, with trolley tracks running across it and Biscayne Bay on either side.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Per police in Stafford Township, New Jersey, the Route 72 causeway into Long Beach Island has been closed to non-essential personnel.

— Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of causeway

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