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dual carriageway

noun

, British.

dual carriageway

noun

  1. a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a central strip of turf, etc US and Canadian namedivided highway

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dual carriageway1

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

In 2012 he was busted doing 129mph on a dual carriageway in his sports car.

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