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trunk road

British  

noun

  1. a main road, esp one that is suitable for heavy vehicles

"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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Plaid had supported the "blue route" - upgrading an existing trunk road.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Officers are embedded with Transport Scotland and work alongside trunk road operating companies to gain an overview of traffic management.

From BBC Nov. 12, 2025

"We also have to ask how appropriate it is to have a centre like this located so close to a major trunk road, given the impact on journeys."

From BBC Jan. 15, 2025

Charges can currently only be imposed on Wales' trunk road network - the M4 motorway and major A roads - in limited circumstances.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2023

All along the trunk road, that trails by many thousand towns and listens to a hundred languages, whatever good there was was Cunningham's.

From Rung Ho! by Talbot Mundy

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