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dual carriageway

American

noun

British.

divided highway.

dual carriageway British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dual carriageway

First recorded in 1930–35

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dual carriageway

Dale Harvey said he was concerned it would add the noise from the A48 dual carriageway, saying the proposal was "not great".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

On 22 August a Volkswagen Passat with five young men hit an oncoming marked Cleveland Police vehicle on the dual carriageway near Middlesbrough at about 03:39 BST.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Officers had been pursuing the Passat seconds before it collided with PC Blades and PC Clough's car on the dual carriageway.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

A man has been arrested after police stopped a taxi travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway, after a cyclist was knocked off their bike and parked cars were also damaged.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

She said officers continued to head westbound before coming across debris in the dual carriageway and finding a badly damaged Toyota on the nearside verge.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

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