DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS Synonyms: 57 Similar Words

dual carriageways

noun

plural of dual carriageway, chiefly British

as in high roads

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Noun

Floodwater continued to cover highways and low-lying areas, disrupting traffic and daily life.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Aitken’s 65-minute installation features multiple characters — played by Natasha Lyonne, Beck, members of the Los Angeles Dance Project and more — moving through settings across America, from deserts and remote mountains to factories and highways.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere, Llínas films the modern-day streets, statues, and buildings where Borges once lived and visited, accompanied by casual pontifications on the author’s values and habits.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of streets

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In some cases, cameras that were pointed at roadways would be able to see if traffic had been stopped by the protest.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
The Brookhill Village complex opened in the 1950s and the roadways show that, according to John Lineberger, director of real estate at Griffin Brothers.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of roadways

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The 50-seat restaurant will serve up pike quenelle ravioli with Nantua sauce and Great Lakes perch with gribiche on the à la carte menu.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pike

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These toxins also contribute to the buildup of plaque inside arteries.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
And in the process of embarking on a war that didn’t need to be fought, the United States has created new ones, first and foremost turning one of the world’s most critical shipping arteries for energy supplies into a front line.

— Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of arteries

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However, their effectiveness can be limited against drones navigating along preprogrammed routes or communicating through fiber-optic cables.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
While Levine Cava’s reductions on late-night routes survived intact in the budget, commissioners agreed to take up the issue again this fall before the cuts took effect this spring.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of routes

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Broadcom paid its former landlord, PRP Real Assets, $325 million for the 660,000-square-foot research campus near the junction of the 5 and 405 freeways in one of the largest office sales in Southern California in recent years.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Not to mention that traffic on the 101 and 405 freeways demonstrates, without a shadow of a doubt, that people are indeed in their cars on weekends as well.

— Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of freeways

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