Noun
trunk road (plural trunk roads)
(UK) An important main road used by long-distance traffic, as well as heavy lorries.
trunk-road
In the Muscat area, this highway is known as Sultan Qaboos Street, and it is the trunk road running through the city. Source: Internet
Kate Forbes is appealing for Lochaber residents to help identify the worst sections of the A82 trunk road. Source: Internet
At that time, the French trunk road left of the Rhine not been built, so that traffic would cross into Germany to use the Karlsruhe-Basel Autobahn. Source: Internet
The by-pass had been built to the east of Ludlow in the late 1970s (opening to traffic in the summer of 1979) and diverts the A49 trunk road around the town. Source: Internet
Councillor Allan Henderson provided information on Traffic Scotland’s expectation that Highland Council has responsibility for Glenfinnan’s road issues, however, as the road is a trunk road, Transport Scotland has jurisdiction. Source: Internet
Other major roads include: *The A3 trunk road from Portsmouth to London. Source: Internet