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trunk road

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trunk road

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Roads
ˈtrunk road noun [countable]  British EnglishTTR a main road used for travelling long distances 干道
Examples from the Corpus
trunk roadThe school is situated half way between Maidstone and Ashford on the A20 trunk road.By 1676 it was part of the main Oxford to Coventry road and of course remains as a major trunk road today.Some 40 new ones will be opened by 1995 on trunk road alone.
ˈtrunk road nounChineseSyllable
a long main distances road used for travelling Corpus


trunk road
ˈtrunk road noun [countable]
British English a main road used for travelling long distances


trunk roadBrE /ˈtrʌŋk rəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrʌŋk roʊd/ 🔊 noun (BrE) an important main road 公路干线;干道