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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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.
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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
Relentless strikes by an elite Russian drone group have destroyed hundreds of vehicles along the main road into Kursk to the town of Sudzha, the anchor of the shrinking Ukrainian salient in the oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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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
Relentless strikes by an elite Russian drone group have destroyed hundreds of vehicles along the main road into Kursk to the town of Sudzha, the anchor of the shrinking Ukrainian salient in the oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Main/major road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%2Fmajor%20road. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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