dual carriageway

Definition of dual carriagewaynext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dual carriageway
Noun
  • In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.
    Alaina Harkness, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The global flight tracking service provider Flightradar24 on Friday said the plane crashed into the CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, which rises more than 1,700 feet (528 meters), just east of a major ring road in a cluster of skyscrapers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • Authorities also said a crowd briefly blocked the main ring road surrounding the city before police dispersed the gathering.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Locals, including governor Garcia, stand on the banks of the nearby motorway — part of which has been shut to accommodate the fans going to the march — to take photos.
    Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The exhibit opens Thursday afternoon across the street from a Revolutionary War battlefield linked to the cannons.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
    Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Shortly after, a 2018 Freightliner semi-truck was traveling north in the right lane of the interstate and hit the Explorer from behind.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The incident shut down the busy interstate for hours, snarling traffic during teh evening commute.
    Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The two precious stones sit atop a bypass-style band of yellow gold and platinum, and tapered baguette diamonds accent the centerpiece.
    Moises Mendez II, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • But Senate Republicans say the election measure cannot pass the chamber or bypass filibuster rules.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Lewis lived near the causeway bridge and regularly rode her bike over it, always while wearing a helmet, her niece Veronica Haines told the South Florida Sun Sentinel last week.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Bike ride along the Stowe bike path, the Colchester causeway, or along the waterfront in South Burlington.
    Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 29 June 2026
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“Dual carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageway. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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