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divided highway
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Noun1.divided highway - a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway"
dual carriageway
highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport
Translations
divided highway n (US) → carretera de doble calzada
divided highway (US) divide n → route f à quatre voies
divided highway divide (US) n → Schnellstraße f
divided highway n (US) → strada a doppia carreggiata


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