dual carriageway

Definition of dual carriagewaynext
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.
    Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In France, dozens of buses and trucks drove slowly on the Paris ring road Monday to demonstrate their concerns about rising diesel prices.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The stadium, situated on the city’s ring road, is a throwback to a less refined age in English football, with a facade that blends barbed wire and concrete in a way that has changed little since the days when Savile ruled the UK’s airwaves.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The traffic on the M1 motorway had come to a total standstill.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.
    Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The historic downtown and its main street offer a variety of shops and restaurants.
    Chase Jordan March 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • To enter the interstate, drivers will take the Lower Tarrant Road/Egyptian Way exit and continue south on State Highway 161.
    Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Instead of battling traffic on the interstate or navigating long TSA lines, Ladybird Jet members show up 15 minutes before takeoff, hop on a plane and usually get to their destination within an hour.
    Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Officials said parts of the original bypass structure — built to manage Barton Creek flow — had eroded for decades, creating the potential for sections to collapse into the pool.
    Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Losing power production would also cost smaller utilities across the region while creating a challenge for dam managers who would need to keep the river flowing using bypass tubes that weren’t built for the purpose.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • State officials also raised a berm along a causeway separating the north and south arms of the lake to give them control over the flow of water and salt between the two.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Conceived as a modern tropical mansion visible to drivers crossing the causeway that connects Miami Beach to Miami, the house stood out for its tall columns flanked by nearly transparent white curtains from ceiling to floor, opening panoramically to the pool and Biscayne Bay.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Dual carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageway. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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