dual carriageways

noun

plural of dual carriageway, chiefly British
as in high roads

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  1. highways
  2. streets
  3. roadways
  4. roads
  5. pike
  6. arteries
  7. routes
  8. freeways
Noun
  • Key Biscayne The Village of Key Biscayne strictly prohibits all micromobility devices on streets, highways, sidewalks, bicycle paths, multiuse paths and trails, beaches and dunes unless otherwise authorized.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Two men were sentenced Thursday for staging crashes on New York City highways to get fraudulent insurance payouts.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • The Basij run a nationwide network of volunteers who maintain a presence in the streets, government offices and cultural centers, seeking to ensure loyalty and ideological purity for Iran’s theocracy.
    — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This location is more residential, with quieter streets and approachable local trattorias, but offers several architecturally significant palaces and one of the city's oldest churches, the 11th-century San Zan Degola.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • But imagine a world where self-driving cars dominate the roadways.
    — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • Nepal’s Department of Roads says at least 19 motorable bridges and around 40 kilometers of roads have also been damaged or washed away.
    — Milad Haghani, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Rescue efforts, still in their first stages, have been hampered by the fact that the floodwaters have washed away entire roads.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • However, those negotiations remain quite choppy; plus, plenty of inflationary risks are in the pike as higher oil and fertilizer prices work their way through the economy in the coming months.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pike
Noun
  • In these clips, Shakur celebrates in the backstage arteries of the MGM’s Grand Garden arena directly after Tyson’s victory over Bruce Seldon.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Giant cell arteritis is the irritation and swelling of the lining of the arteries, typically those in the head, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of arteries
Noun
  • That can mean choosing a better location for construction, alternate routes, backup power, improved early warning and financial tools such as insurance to speed recovery, Narasimhan said.
    — Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Major transit routes through the country closed entirely as the state fragmented into competing zones of control.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to major highways and freeways, DreamDrive can also handle driving on local two-lane highways.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of freeways
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