main/major road
noun
: a road that is commonly used and that goes through the main part of a city, town, etc.
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But a strike on the main road between Khan Younis and Rafah stopped most movement between the two cities.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
About a two-mile stretch of the highway — the main road to the park — between Briceburg and El Portal was closed last week after wet weather caused rocks to fall onto the road in a narrow canyon.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The maneuver eliminates vehicles stacking up in the middle of the main road at the intersection itself, which can often result in turning vehicles sitting through more than one light cycle and spilling over into the through lanes, gumming up the entire roadway.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
SUVs caused a traffic jam on the main road to the hall.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
About a two-mile stretch of the highway — the main road to the park — between Briceburg and El Portal was closed last week after wet weather caused rocks to fall onto the road in a narrow canyon.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The maneuver eliminates vehicles stacking up in the middle of the main road at the intersection itself, which can often result in turning vehicles sitting through more than one light cycle and spilling over into the through lanes, gumming up the entire roadway.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
SUVs caused a traffic jam on the main road to the hall.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for main/major road
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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