stretch of roadway

collocation in English

meaningsofstretchandroadway

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stretch
noun
uk
/stretʃ/us
/stretʃ/
a continuous area of land ...
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roadway
noun[S]
uk
/ˈrəʊd.weɪ/us
/ˈroʊd.weɪ/
the part of the road on which ...
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(Definition ofstretchandroadwayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstretch of roadway

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Indiscriminate dumpers have broken down the fence and are dumping along thestretchofroadway.
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The number of incidents in 1975 on thisstretchofroadwaywas 16.
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To my mind thatstretchofroadwaypresents one of the most dangerous and terrifying sights and experiences that it is possible to encounter.
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He told me that we would end up with a minutestretchofroadwayat the cost of what would otherwise have been a major road scheme.
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Thatstretchofroadwaywas full of narrow, tight hairpin turns.
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The remaining portion of the highway is mostly rural in nature, although numerous motels line the shortstretchofroadway, reminiscent of a bygone era.
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A sentient and sapientstretchofroadway, he has long served as a home and haven for the strange and dispossessed.
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Thisstretchofroadwayis now populated with numerous residences, condominium complexes, and retail businesses and has been widened into a four-lane boulevard.
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Thisstretchofroadwayis often considered very dangerous given the heavy amount of semi-trucks that drive this corridor.
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Thisstretchofroadwaypasses through areas of woods and residential neighborhoods.
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Heavy rainfall associated with the hurricane flooded long stretches of roadway.
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