Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The part of a road, street, or bridge intended to be used by wheeled vehicles; a roadway.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun British one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only, usually in two or three lanes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The part of a
road that carriestraffic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
Etymologies
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Examples
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The huge rumbling dual carriageway is a silent, deep red stained strip of concrete.
The Rich Girls Are Weeping « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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The huge rumbling dual carriageway is a silent, deep red stained strip of concrete.
The Rich Girls Are Weeping « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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A bridge was built in 1971, and the dual carriageway from the bridge carries you past Barbatre all the way to Noirmoutier-en-l’Île, which is the island’s main town.
The first of Dune « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2008
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I know I feel pretty safe on the dual-carriageway, which is very similar to a motorway - accept it has 2 lanes of course.
unknown title 2009
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I know I feel pretty safe on the dual-carriageway, which is very similar to a motorway - accept it has 2 lanes of course.
unknown title 2009
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I know I feel pretty safe on the dual-carriageway, which is very similar to a motorway - accept it has 2 lanes of course.
unknown title 2009
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I know I feel pretty safe on the dual-carriageway, which is very similar to a motorway - accept it has 2 lanes of course.
unknown title 2009
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I know I feel pretty safe on the dual-carriageway, which is very similar to a motorway - accept it has 2 lanes of course.
unknown title 2009
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In an average day the average London motorist probably breaks a couple of laws - straying into a box junction without the exit being clear, moving into a bus lane to pass a car turning right and blocking the only carriageway allowed to cars, etc.etc. etc.
Criminalising the population Not a sheep 2009
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A couple of minutes later he spotted the team from Technical on the far side of the inbound carriageway, opposite the row of shops on Marino Parade.
The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011
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