dual carriageway

dual carriageway
noun
a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions
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in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway

Syn: ↑divided highway
Hypernyms: ↑highway, ↑main road

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ˌdual ˈcarriageway [dual carriageway] (BrE) (NAmE diˌvided ˈhighway) noun
a road with a strip of land in the middle that divides the lines of traffic moving in opposite directions
See also:divided highway  
Example Bank:

Follow the dual carriageway and you'll see signs for the turn-off.

Go across the A403 dual carriageway at the traffic lights.

He was caught driving the wrong way down the dual carriageway.

The road is being converted to dual carriageway.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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