dual carriageways

plural of dual carriageway, chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dual carriageways
Noun
  • On highways and surface roads in the rural countryside west of Detroit, the 2025 Ford Explorer was smooth and quiet, with plenty of power for highway acceleration.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fairgoers can take advantage of Valley Regional Transit, which will shuttle people from any VRT stop to 13th and Ridenbaugh streets (about two blocks from the fair) — and back afterward.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Protesters also took to the streets in other municipalities, including Damak, Birtamod, Itahari, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Bharatpur, Pokhara, Birgunj, Butwal, Bhairahawa, Tulsipur, and Dhangadhi, according to the Kathmandu Post.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The occupiers tore down fences, carved new roads on the reserve and posted armed guards during their 41-day occupation, former Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker wrote at the time.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The snags were thicker, and the pike bigger and hungrier if any fish can be hungrier than those in Chickenbone.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Safe to say, don’t expect any gender reveals or birth announcements coming down the pike.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And if all the organic tofu suddenly triggers an irresistible urge to clog your arteries?
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Dual carriageways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageways. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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