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DIVIDED HIGHWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does divided highway mean? 

DIVIDED HIGHWAY (noun)
  The noun DIVIDED HIGHWAY has 1 sense:

1. a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directionsplay

  Familiarity information: DIVIDED HIGHWAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIVIDED HIGHWAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

divided highway; dual carriageway

Context example:

in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway

Hypernyms ("divided highway" is a kind of...):

highway; main road (a major road for any form of motor transport)


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