dual carriageway

du·al car·riage·way

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doo-uh l, dyoo- kar-ij-wey]
- /ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- ˈkær ɪdʒˌweɪ/
- /ˈdjuː.əl ˈkær.ɪdʒ.weɪ/

Definitions of dual carriageway words

noun dual carriageway divided highway. 1
variable noun dual carriageway A dual carriageway is a road which has two lanes of traffic travelling in each direction with a strip of grass or concrete down the middle to separate the two lots of traffic. 0
noun dual carriageway a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a central strip of turf, etc 0
noun dual carriageway (Britain) A road in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median. 0

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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