main/major road
noun
: a road that is commonly used and that goes through the main part of a city, town, etc.
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When the opposition reached the outskirts of the city of Homs, Hajjo, fearing the main road to Damascus would be cut, pulled the plug.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But the two creeks skirting Damascus had already converged in a swollen torrent, swallowing the main road through town.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
The Russians were victorious in Kursk because the Ukrainians occupied a narrow salient with vulnerable supply lines—and the Russians deployed their best drones to sever the main road into the salient.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Traffic has been diverted from the road, the main road in the village.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But the two creeks skirting Damascus had already converged in a swollen torrent, swallowing the main road through town.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
The Russians were victorious in Kursk because the Ukrainians occupied a narrow salient with vulnerable supply lines—and the Russians deployed their best drones to sever the main road into the salient.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Traffic has been diverted from the road, the main road in the village.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for main/major road
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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