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Meaning of trunk road | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An important main road used by long-distance traffic, as well as heavy lorries.

UK

Equivalents

Español carretera troncal
Suomi kantatie päätie
Gaeilge mórbhóthar
Italiano superstrada
Polski droga krajowa

Examples

“North of Tain [...], the line reaches the southern shore of Dornoch Firth. Here, the railway and the A9 trunk road, which have hitherto run close together, diverge.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

trunk show trunk sleeve trunk-maker trunkamide trunkback Trunked

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