- divided highway
- di,vided `highway noun count AMERICANa road with two or more LANES (=lines) of traffic going in each direction, with a narrow piece of land down the middle to separate them
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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divided highway — divided highways N COUNT A divided highway is a road which has two lanes of traffic travelling in each direction with a strip of grass or concrete down the middle to separate the two lots of traffic. [AM] (in BRIT, use dual carriageway) … English dictionary
Divided Highway — This article is about the rock album. For the type of road, see Dual carriageway. Divided Highway Compilation album by The Doobie Brothers Released February 25, 2003 Recorded 1989 91 … Wikipedia
divided highway — noun a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway • Syn: ↑dual carriageway • Hypernyms: ↑highway, ↑main road * * * noun, pl ⋯ ways… … Useful english dictionary
divided\ highway — • dual highway • divided highway See: divided highway … Словарь американских идиом
divided highway — a superhighway with a broad median strip, designed to prevent collisions, headlight glare, etc., between vehicles moving in opposite directions, and usually having limited or cloverleaf access. Also called dual highway. Cf. autobahn. * * * … Universalium
divided highway — di.vided highway n AmE a main road with two lines of traffic travelling in each direction, separated by a piece of land British Equivalent: dual carriageway … Dictionary of contemporary English
divided highway — divid′ed high′way n. trs a highway with a median strip dividing traffic traveling in opposite directions … From formal English to slang
divided highway — A highway in which traffic moving in one direction is separated from traffic moving in the other direction by a raised portion of a low wall, or an open space … Ballentine's law dictionary
divided highway — noun A dual carriageway … Wiktionary
divided highway — public road which has a dividing barrier which separates the flow of traffic … English contemporary dictionary
