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dual carriageway

noun British.

divided highway.

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Nearby words

du vigneaud, vincent, du., duad, dual, dual alliance, dual carriageway, dual citizen, dual citizenship, dual heritage, dual highway, dual monarchy

Origin of dual carriageway

First recorded in 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for dual carriageway

dual carriageway

noun

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