busy highway

collocation in English

meaningsofbusyandhighway

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busy
adjective
uk
/ˈbɪz.i/us
/ˈbɪz.i/
If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a ...
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highway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhaɪ.weɪ/us
/ˈhaɪ.weɪ/
a public road, especially an important road that joins cities or ...
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(Definition ofbusyandhighwayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The real offences are, first, sheer obstruction of abusyhighwayand, secondly, long periods of parking in places which should be available for short periods only.
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It is across abusyhighwaythat no dog has survived the crossing.
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The early years even included a short section along the margin of abusyhighway.
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Route 243 is not abusyhighwayas it does not go through big towns.
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The company's approximately 500 employees had become spread among three buildings, separated by abusyhighway.
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But something will have to be done to prevent cattle from wandering from these common lands on to the busy highways.
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These blocks were close to toxic dumps, busy highways, and other undesirable locations throughout cities.
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As many motels vied for their place on busy highways, the beach-front motel instantly became a success.
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They perform such assignments as working radar on busy highways, participating in night surveillance in high crime areas, and participating in traffic and crowd control activities.
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