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big road

American  

noun

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. a main road or highway.


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A few minutes into using ChatGPT Atlas, the new internet browser from OpenAI, I ran into quite a big road block.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2025

Brentwood 64, Windward 55: Jocelyn Pascual scored 26 points for the Eagles’ big road win in the Gold Coast League.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2024

Both quarterbacks are first-year starters, but for Penn State sophomore Drew Allar this will be his first big road test.

From Washington Times Oct. 18, 2023

The Terps showed a surprising lack of energy coming off their big road win over Notre Dame.

From Washington Post Dec. 4, 2022

Got a house bought and paid for and sixty acres uh land right on de big road and .

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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