Highway Code

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noun

(in Britain) an official government booklet giving guidance to users of public roads

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Words nearby Highway Code

highwall, high water, high-water mark, high waters, highway, Highway Code, highway contract route, highwayman, highway patrol, highway robbery, high wine

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How to use Highway Code in a sentence

It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
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Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Based on a true story” is film code for “this may or may not have happened, but almost certainly not in this way.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Brazil people color code their underwear according to their needs.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These addresses were used by whoever carried out the attack to control the malware and can be found in the malware code itself.
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An automobilist must exercise reasonable or ordinary care to avoid injury to other persons using the highway.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
This rule however does not apply to travelers walking along a rural highway.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
He must keep a reasonably careful lookout for other travelers in order to avoid collision; also for defects in the highway.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A big touring car stood in the narrow lane, headed toward the broad highway from which Jessie and Amy had come.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
It is no part of the present essay to attempt to detail the particulars of a code of social legislation.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock