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noun British.
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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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