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Great North Road

Great North Road proper noun: the A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh.

Proper noun

Great North Road

  1. (UK) The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh
    • Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.1850, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

Questions about Great North Road

What does Great North Road mean?
Great North Road means the A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh.
What part of speech is Great North Road?
Great North Road is a proper noun.

Words near Great North Road in the dictionary

  1. Great Musgrave
  2. Great Nebula in Andromeda
  3. Great Neck
  4. Great Ness
  5. Great North
  6. Great North Road
  7. great northern bean
  8. great northern beans
  9. great northern diver
  10. great northern divers
  11. great northern loon

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