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main roads

main roads is the plural of main road.

Meaning of main road

Noun

main road (plural main roads)

  1. A major road in a town or village, or in a country area.
    • Until the main road from Hatfield to Hertford was diverted a few years ago, heavy lorries trundling through the village sometimes knocked chunks off corner buildings, but now the village has regained much of its former tranquillity.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 224, about Hertingfordbury
  2. (Northeastern, UK, US) A major urban road, off which lead many smaller streets, many of them cul-de-sacs.
    • Living near the main road means you hear a lot of traffic noise.
  3. (South Africa) High Street; Main Street
  4. A priority road; a road where entering traffic must yield right of way.

Questions about main roads

What is main roads the plural of?
Main roads is the plural of main road.

Words near main roads in the dictionary

  1. main pots
  2. main rag
  3. main rags
  4. Main Ridge
  5. main road
  6. main roads
  7. main sequence
  8. main sequences
  9. main shaft
  10. main sheet
  11. main sheets

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