dual carriageway

American  

noun

British.

1. divided highway.

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dual carriageway British  

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Leicestershire Police said the car was travelling southbound from Nottingham when it left the dual carriageway.

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The force said it damaged road surfaces and after moving through the city centre, was driven onto the A4150 dual carriageway, before coming to a stop on New Road, Willenhall, at 20:15.

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An electric scooter rider who died at the scene of a late-night crash had been travelling in the middle of lane one of a dual carriageway.

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More than 80% of those who lost their lives had been on parts of the road that were not dual carriageway.

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The dual carriageway scheme was first announced back in 2007, but has been beset by a number of delays.

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