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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Palisades Drive, the single main road leading directly down the hill to Sunset Boulevard, was jammed with cars.
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Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Among those who gathered here Wednesday was Lee Kwang-hoon, a 63-year-old apartment security guard who had taken off from work to join the several hundred Yoon supporters occupying the main road facing the president’s residence.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
For those who can’t get enough, each December 26 at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo 45 miles south of Taos on the main road to Santa Fe, a day-long ceremonial Turtle Dance is held.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Lava crosses the main road to Grindavik and flows on the road leading to the Blue Lagoon, in Grindavik, Iceland, on Feb. 8.Marco Di Marco—AP
‘Two Powerful Forces of Nature’
After eight centuries of silence, a volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting again in December 2023.
—Time Photo Department, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Among those who gathered here Wednesday was Lee Kwang-hoon, a 63-year-old apartment security guard who had taken off from work to join the several hundred Yoon supporters occupying the main road facing the president’s residence.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
For those who can’t get enough, each December 26 at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo 45 miles south of Taos on the main road to Santa Fe, a day-long ceremonial Turtle Dance is held.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Lava crosses the main road to Grindavik and flows on the road leading to the Blue Lagoon, in Grindavik, Iceland, on Feb. 8.Marco Di Marco—AP
‘Two Powerful Forces of Nature’
After eight centuries of silence, a volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting again in December 2023.
—Time Photo Department, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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