trunk road

noun

a highway

• Syn: ↑highroad

• Hypernyms: ↑highway, ↑main road

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trunk road noun

A main road, esp one administered by central authority

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Main Entry: ↑trunk

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trunk road UK US noun [countable] [singular trunk road plural trunk roads] british

a major road between large towns

Thesaurus: types of road or path_hyponym paths used only for walking or riding_synonym

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n. chiefly Brit. an important main road used for long-distance travel

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noun, pl ⋯ roads [count]

Brit : a main road

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ˈtrunk road [trunk road trunk roads] noun (BrE)

an important main road

Example Bank:

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Over a 1 000 miles of new trunk roads and motorways have been built.

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The M40 motorway and the A34 trunk road make the town easily accessible.

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They are spending over £200 million on improvements to the Edinburgh trunk road system.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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