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dual carriageways

noun

plural of dual carriageway, chiefly British
as in high roads

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  1. highways
  2. streets
  3. roadways
  4. roads
  5. pike
  6. arteries
  7. routes
  8. freeways
Noun
  • Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern cite 500-plus supportive customers, more than 2,000 filed statements, and backers including trucking giant Knight-Swift and a claim of 2 million fewer truckloads on highways.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For decades, the story has focused on population loss, empty storefronts, highways that divided neighborhoods and a downtown that too often goes quiet after work.
    — Mark Taylor, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Some streets in Norfolk, Virginia, were closed Wednesday due to flooding and several are expected to be impassable during high tide Thursday, City Councilman Thomas Smigiel said in a social media post.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The most famous photograph of the early Second World War is of a Frenchman weeping at the sight of Nazi soldiers parading through the streets of Marseilles in 1940.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The roads initially served a military purpose, the professor added.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As the post-2021 conflict intensified, military checkpoints proliferated on major roads across the country.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • The 50-seat bistro will open in October with à la carte dinner service, featuring dishes like Great Lakes perch with gribiche, pike quenelle ravioli with Nantua sauce, and cornbread served with pimento cheese and chicken liver parfait.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pike
Noun
  • The collapse is centered on one of the world’s busiest arteries.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The teen needed reconstruction of the subclavian artery, as well as removal of blood clots from several other arteries, and surgery to cut through fascia to relieve compartment syndrome, or pressure buildup around muscles, on his right arm.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of arteries
Noun
  • Ishmita Shah, a roads engineer, said crews have been working with Nepal's army since the second day after the floods to reopen routes in affected areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That is important for industrial facilities, where inspection routes can cross multiple buildings, zones, and types of infrastructure.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Major weekend closures and lane restrictions are set to hit several popular metro Phoenix freeways, and the Arizona Department of Transportation warned drivers to use detours as needed.
    — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • These crimes put everyone traveling on our freeways at risk, and they will be thoroughly investigated.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of freeways
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“Dual carriageways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageways. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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