Meanings
plural dual carriageways
- PhilippinesUKA 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.
The crash happened near South Bank on 22 August when a Volkswagen Passat travelled the wrong way on the dual carriageway and hit a police car.
2026 September 3, Caroline Briggs, “Schools to close early for A66 crash funeral”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 2026Synonyms: divided highway
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan autovia
- autoviaa type of road
Czech směrově dělená komunikace
- směrově dělená komunikacea type of road
Finnish kaksiajoratainen maantie
- kaksiajoratainen maantiea type of road
French double chaussée
- double chausséea type of road
Hungarian gyorsforgalmi út
- gyorsforgalmi úta type of road
Irish carrbhealach dúbailte, débhealach
- carrbhealach dúbailtea type of road
- débhealacha type of road
Polish droga dwujezdniowa
- droga dwujezdniowaa type of road
Spanish autovía
- autovíaa type of road
Vietnamese đường lộ đôi
- đường lộ đôia type of road
Welsh heol ddeuol
- heol ddeuola type of road
Cite this entry
dual carriageway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual%20carriageway
“dual carriageway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual%20carriageway. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dual carriageway,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual%20carriageway.
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