Great North Road

proper noun

The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKThe A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh

    Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.

    1850, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
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APA

Great North Road. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20North%20Road

MLA

“Great North Road.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20North%20Road. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Great North Road,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20North%20Road.

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