dual carriageways

plural of dual carriageway, chiefly British

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Noun
  • In all, our group passed eight freeways, two highways, and one river, twice.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The shooting came hours after thousands of Knicks fans flooded streets across Manhattan to celebrate the franchise's first NBA title since 1973.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Traffic on the streets around the Garden came to a standstill after the game as the NYPD maintained a heavy presence.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The ports, like the main roadways, have become strategic targets for armed gangs, which generate millions of dollars through extortion schemes imposed on truck drivers moving goods in and out of the ports.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
  • Such incidents involving multiple cyclists are rare in the Netherlands, where bicycle riding is woven into everyday life and almost all roads have dedicated cycle lanes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The two other mega IPOs coming down the pike are OpenAI, which filed its IPO paperwork this past Monday, and Anthropic, which filed earlier this month.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • The pike ran 10 to 12 pounds apiece.
    Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Below them, above the tunnels connecting Penn Station to the arteries of the five boroughs, police barricades funnel pedestrians into narrow pathways.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
  • In short, the number of plastic nanoparticles in the arteries increased during the 10-year interval of the study.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • For people exploring non-drug routes to metabolic health, lifestyle approaches remain the most accessible option.
    Allison Palmer Updated June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • This allows the machine to identify obstacles, plan routes, and navigate without constant human control.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Los Angeles is famously one of the most car-dependent cities in the world, relying on a spaghetti of interconnecting freeways that spread out across a sprawling area.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 June 2026
  • The suspect sped through streets near Disneyland after driving around several freeways.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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“Dual carriageways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageways. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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