winding road

collocation in English

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winding
adjective
uk
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/
A winding path, road, river, etc. repeatedly turns in ...
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road
noun[C or U]
uk
/rəʊd/us
/roʊd/
a long, hard surface built for vehicles to ...
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(Definition ofwindingandroadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has been a verywindingroad.
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Thirdly, it is awindingroad, where visibility is poor.
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It is the account of a trip along awindingroad, teeming with obstacles, which succumbed only to courage and industry.
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With driverless road vehicles (full automatic control), or in their semi-automatic version, we are interested in the vehicle global stability when driving along awindingroad.
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That road is one continuous succession of small villages with awindingroadgoing through them.
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There it is a much narrower road and awindingroad.
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Cars travel at fast speeds down the high street, which is a narrow,windingroad.
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It has a verywindingroad, with hills that are 1: 6.
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A single,windingroadconnects the dock to the village.
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Access is via awindingroadthrough an oak forest.
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A man drove by me on a fairly wide,windingroadat about 80 miles an hour going downhill.
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But that same motorist, if in a hurry on a busywindingroad, would wisely fasten his seat belt.
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It gives access onto an already narrow andwindingroadwhich the authority has no intention of widening.
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This traffic will suddenly come to this little village with its shopping centre, its narrowwindingroadand tiny bridge.
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The long section is a long, steep, narrow andwindingroad.
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Accidents on thewindingroadare also common especially during bad weather.
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Occasionally, the road's alignment is emphasized with signs that show the symbol forwindingroad.
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The name is often falsely attributed to thewindingroadthat leads to the school.
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This narrowwindingroadis now a favourite route for mountain bikers.
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It is a small agrarian enclave situated along both sides of a narrow,windingroad.
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There is an 18 km trekking route to the top of the mountain through awindingroad.
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It is awindingroad, which may or may not be in good condition, depending on the season.
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And that one must walk down a long, thin andwindingroadbefore they reach one's heart.
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Emba has a few shops and tavernas dotted along the narrowwindingroadthat runs through the village.
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Another 3 km down a steepwindingroadyou can picnic and relax under the trees at the waters edge.
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