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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: divided highway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: highway, main road
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
autovia
— a type of road
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Czech:
směrově dělená komunikace
— a type of road
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Finnish:
kaksiajoratainen maantie
— a type of road
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French:
double chaussée
— a type of road
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Galician:
autovía
— a type of road
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Hungarian:
gyorsforgalmi út
— a type of road
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Irish:
carrbhealach dúbailte
— a type of road
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Irish:
débhealach
— a type of road
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Polish:
droga dwujezdniowa
— a type of road
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Spanish:
autovía
— a type of road
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Vietnamese:
đường lộ đôi
— a type of road
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Welsh:
heol ddeuol
— a type of road