national highway

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandhighway

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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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 ofnationalandhighwayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since the early 1930s, the development of thenationalhighwaysystem took priority over the railroad and followed the same northward orientation.
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If this suggestion were taken up, there would be a conference of chief constables to work out the details to establish anationalhighwaypatrol.
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I certainly do not propose to delay the highway development of any city to await anationalhighwayplanning system.
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Does he agree that the only way of relieving congestion on that single carriageway bottleneck in thenationalhighwaysystem is by dualling it?
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I have received no proposals from the authority responsible for the tunnel that it should be taken over as anationalhighway.
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I am asking now whether, in view of the fact that this tunnel is anationalhighway, it is possible to take it over, together with the liability?
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It is anationalhighway, and, incidentally, it has no houses on either side of it, so it is not as if it were in a crowded street.
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Thenationalhighwayand the east coast railway are important transportation thoroughfares.
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The statue is visible from afar as one enters the city, from either thenationalhighwayor by train.
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The new airport will be located near the intersection of the provincial highway 226 and thenationalhighway216, from the county seat.
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To the eastnationalhighwayfederal highway 192 crosses the tracks over a level crossing.
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The whole stretch of thenationalhighway(21.61 km) is still gravel-paved.
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It is served by a rail route, as well as anationalhighway, which is located 8 km from town.
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Thenationalhighway222 also runs from the city.
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It is situated away 14 km fromnationalhighway49.
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Prasadam counter is available on thenationalhighwayfor those who are not able to visit the temple.
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It is at distance of only 15 km from thenationalhighway, providing direct access to the hinterland through road.
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Stif is connected by rail as well as the mainnationalhighway.
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This old lighthouse is located along thenationalhighwaygoing to the north.
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With the construction of anationalhighwayroad passing through upper hengrabari and borbari, the area has been emerging as a commercial hub.
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