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(transport) A three-lane road with two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other.
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A road giving entry to a region or, especially, to a motorway.
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(Canada, US, South Africa) A road intersection that traffic approaching from all directions is required to stop before proceeding through.
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(road transport) A summit on a road which prevents the driver of a vehicle from having line of sight of beyond it; commonly considered a potential hazard when overtaking on a bidirectional road.
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A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement-marking painted stripe.
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(India, Pakistan) An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
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(US, Canada) A junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions.
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A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector.
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A city listed as a destination on highway signs.
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Synonym of crawler lane.
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A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
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A person who directs vehicular traffic so that pedestrians, especially students, may cross the right of way.
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(now chiefly historical) Someone whose job is to sweep street crossings.
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(public transportation) Connecting different areas of a city or town without passing through downtown.
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The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
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A pair of yellow lines painted along the middle of a road to show that traffic should not cross into the oncoming lane
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand, road transport) A series of triangular road surface markings painted on each side of a traffic lane, used for traffic calming or to alert drivers to a speed limit.
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(Jersey, Guernsey) A kind of road junction where all traffic has equal priority regardless of the direction of travel.
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A line painted on a road (usually bright white) that marks the edge of the legally drivable portion.
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Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
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(Britain) a road sign which instructs road users to give right of way to other traffic
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A triangular piece of land where roads meet.
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(of a junction) Having routes that meet cross each other on different levels, avoiding the conflicts that occur with a flat junction at only one level.
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On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
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A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.
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To enclose or surround with rails.
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(Ireland, Britain, travel) Travel by ferry from one country, via another country by road, then by another ferry crossing to a third country. An example is from Ireland by ferry to the UK, by road to the opposite coast, then ferry to France.
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(obsolete) A place where roads meet or cross; intersection
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(US, informal) A traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestion.
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(US) A traffic island between opposing lanes of a road
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A complex freeway interchange.
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(US, road transport) Triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron markings.
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A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
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A partial cloverleaf interchange.
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(US, Canada) A variation on the cloverleaf interchange in which there are fewer loop ramps.
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A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.
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A place where pedestrians are permitted to or advised to cross a street.
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A road intersection where all traffic is stopped, allowing pedestrians to cross in all directions including diagonally.
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One of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded
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Traffic control by a police officer stationed at an intersection.
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An intersection traffic control island which splits the flow of traffic in two, one to turn using the slip lanes, and one to go through or cross traffic lanes.
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(US, California) highway location marker
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A roadside location, manned by police or similar officials, where a device that emits a radar beam is used to monitor the speeds of motor vehicles in order to apprehend motorists in violation of the speed limit.
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(chiefly Britain) A system of traffic management, marked by red lines along the edge of the road, where parking, loading or picking up passengers is restricted.
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(California) An area of a street where the curb has been painted red, indicating that stopping, standing or parking is prohibited at that spot (except, in some places, for buses).
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A kind of roundabout (circular road junction) in which traffic moves in both directions around the central island.
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(especially in combination) Having (a specified form of) roads.
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The regulation requiring all traffic (travelling on a road or otherwise) to keep either to the left or the right.
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An area of roadway from which traffic is excluded so as to provide safety for pedestrians; a traffic island.
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A kind of three-way road intersection.
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An interchange between a highway (free-flowing) and a street (with traffic signals) which allows traffic to proceed from either direction on each road to either direction on the other, and which is governed by only one set of traffic signals.
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(slang) A complicated freeway interchange
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A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
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A section of a roadway where speeds of vehicles are monitored by authorities.
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Abbreviation of single-point urban interchange. [An interchange between a highway (free-flowing) and a street (with traffic signals) which allows traffic to proceed from either direction on each road to either direction on the other, and which is governed by only one set of traffic signals.]
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The corner of a street, usually where two streets meet at an intersection.
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An intersection where three roads meet.
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The deliberate slowing of traffic in residential areas by the installation of obstacles to progress
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(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island
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A cone-shaped marker, generally made out of plastic or rubber, that is placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner.
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Items installed on roads and streets used to control traffic.
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A raised area in a roadway or traffic circle, bordered by curbs, used to control traffic.
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A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.
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(automotive) a triangle made of usually red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle
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A sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail.
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A three-way intersection of routes shaped like a capital letter Y.
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(Australia, UK, New Zealand, Singapore) A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.
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(science fiction) A high-speed elevator, corridor, or similar transit route.
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