Definition

1. Noun:
   • A major road for any form of motor transport: A primary or important public road designed to carry significant volumes of traffic, often connecting towns, cities, or major districts within an urban area.

Usage

• The term "main road" is used to describe a road that serves as a principal route for traffic flow. It is typically larger, busier, and more direct than smaller side streets or local roads. It functions as a key artery in a transportation network.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The hotel is conveniently located on the main road into the city.
  • After exiting the highway, follow the main road for another five miles.
  • The accident caused a major traffic jam on the main road.

Advanced Usage

• "the main road": Often used with the definite article "the" when referring to a specific, known primary route in a given context.
  • We live just off the main road.
• Used to contrast with smaller, less significant routes.
  • Avoid the main road during rush hour; take the back streets instead.

Variants and Related Words

• Arterial road (n): A high-capacity urban road designed to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways or other arterial roads.
• Highway (n): A main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities. (Note: "Highway" can sometimes imply a higher standard or controlled-access road compared to a generic "main road".)
• Thoroughfare (n): A road or path forming a route between two places, often a main road in a town.

Synonyms

• Primary road
• Major road
• Principal road
• Artery

Antonyms

• Side road
• Back road
• Lane
• Alley

Related Phrases

• On the main drag: (Informal idiom) On the main road or street through a town.
  • All the best shops are on the main drag.

Noun

1. a major road for any form of motor transport