A-road

A form of A road — Any of many major roads in the United Kingdom, mostly multi-lane dual carriageways between cities.

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Meanings

nounA-road (plural A-roads)

plural A-roads

  1. BritishEnglishalternativeAlternative spelling of A road.

    You can filter for distance, difficulty and for circular walks only. It has taken me to some spectacular spots (and trudging along a few A-roads, too, but that is mainly my incompetence).

    2023 August 31, Emma Beddington, “Fish doorbells! Historic sandwiches! 50 of the weirdest, most wonderful corners of the web – picked by an expert”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Synonyms: trunk road

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APA

A-road. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-road

MLA

“A-road.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-road. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “A-road,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-road.

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