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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The experience begins with the first turn off the main road following signs for the village of Poigny-la-Forêt, your bag packed with just the essentials, the anticipation of forest trails and clean air ahead.
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The grim faces of police officers blocking a main road into Bat Cave, an iconic Appalachian community, underscore the trauma and tragedy of an epic flood that has left nearly 100 residents of the mountain region still missing.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
Breaking ground on a $25M pedestrian bridge Longhorn Dam, which formed Lady Bird Lake as a cooling reservoir for the Holly Power Plant, is the last stretch of the Butler trail where users still have to navigate a major road.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
Iceland’s two-lane, 820-mile Ring Road (Route 1) loops around the country and is the main road used to access popular tourist sites.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The grim faces of police officers blocking a main road into Bat Cave, an iconic Appalachian community, underscore the trauma and tragedy of an epic flood that has left nearly 100 residents of the mountain region still missing.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
Breaking ground on a $25M pedestrian bridge Longhorn Dam, which formed Lady Bird Lake as a cooling reservoir for the Holly Power Plant, is the last stretch of the Butler trail where users still have to navigate a major road.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
Iceland’s two-lane, 820-mile Ring Road (Route 1) loops around the country and is the main road used to access popular tourist sites.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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