dual carriageway

noun

, British.

1. divided highway.

dual carriageway

noun

1. a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a central strip of turf, etc US and Canadian namedivided highway

Word History and Origins

Origin of dual carriageway¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The search is being carried out in a field between the railway line and the dual carriageway but it is also extending into the surrounding woodland.

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Much of the 2.2-mile route is along a busy dual carriageway.

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A plan for a new A5 dual carriageway was first proposed nearly 20 years ago and on Wednesday the infrastructure minister announced part of the construction of dual carriageway was going ahead.

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It is understood the upgrade will include a full dual carriageway.

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"This has only being happening since they built the dual carriageway," she said.

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