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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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White said she first saw Kimberley and Milne near a slip road by a car that appeared to be broken down at about 21:30 on the evening of Kimberley's death.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

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

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

The motorway reopened after about three hours but the slip road remains closed.

From BBC May 12, 2025

The recovery firm’s research shows not every one of these motorists is happy to head down a slip road however.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

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