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slip road

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noun

  1. a short road connecting a motorway, etc, to another road

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She said he claimed to have taken a slip road to get to the bridge in order to assist her.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

The coroner noted police attending the crash saw three other vehicles "perform exactly the same manoeuvre as Ahmed and attempt to travel down the slip road in the wrong direction".

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

Eight adults on a bus were also injured in the incident on the A3290 slip road onto the Sutton Seeds Roundabout in Earley at about 08:25 GMT.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2026

National Highways has since erected signs to prevent motorists from accessing the slip road.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2024

In south east England, a night of heavy rain forced the closure of an M25 slip road and led to delays on train services.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2024

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