trunk road

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trunk road

noun trunk roads

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

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noun important main road

Español	carretera troncal
Italiano	superstrada

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@misc{trunk_road_2026,
  title = {trunk road},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trunk%20road},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}