GREAT NORTH ROAD

Meaning of GREAT NORTH ROAD in English

the name of the old road between London and Edinburgh . It used to be the main road north from London, before it was replaced in the 20th century by motorways . Some parts of the A1 road are still referred to as the Great North Road.

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GREAT NORTH ROAD — Большая северная дорога (магистраль А1 (A 1) Лондон - Эдинбург)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
GREAT NORTH ROAD — Большая северная дорога (магистраль А1 [A 1] Лондон - Эдинбург)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
NORTH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Star American Indian religions North British North America Act …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
ROAD — I. ˈrōd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rood, rode, from Old English rād ride, riding, journey; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NORTH — I. ˈnȯ(ə)rth, ˈnȯ(ə)th adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nord north, Old Norse northr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NORTH — (a.) Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or …
Английский словарь Webster
NORTH — ( a. ) Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROAD — — roadless , adj. — roadlessness , n. /rohd/ , n. 1. a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTH — /nawrth/ , n. 1. a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTH — I. ˈnȯrth adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nord north and perhaps to Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NORTH — adv northward. 2. north ·vi to turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
NORTH — [north] adv [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG nord north and perh. to Gk nerteros lower, infernal] (bef. 12c): to, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROAD — the traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROAD — road BrE AmE rəʊd AmE roʊd ▷ roads rəʊdz AmE roʊdz ▶ ˈ road hog BrE AmE ▶ ˈ road …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NORTH — north, North BrE AmE nɔːθ AmE \ nɔːrθ ▶ ˌ North ˌ Caro ˈ lina BrE AmE ▶ ˌ North …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NORTH — / nɔːθ; NAmE nɔːrθ/ noun , adjective , adverb ■ noun [ U , sing. ] ( abbr. N , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROAD — road S1 W1 /rəʊd $ roʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: rad 'ride, journey' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NORTH — I. north 1 S1 W2 BrE AmE , North /nɔːθ $ nɔːrθ/ noun [singular, uncountable] ( written abbreviation N ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NORTH — North, the BrE AmE 1 . the northeastern states of the US, especially during the Civil War (1861–65) when they …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROAD — n. 1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NORTH — n., adj., & adv. --n. 1 a the point of the horizon 90Û anticlockwise from east. b the compass point …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROAD — n. 1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NORTH — n., adj., & adv. n. 1 a the point of the horizon 90ø anticlockwise from east. b the compass point …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROAD — 1. n.1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
NORTH — n., adj., & adv. --n. 1. a the point of the horizon 90° anticlockwise from east. b the compass point …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
ROAD — ( roads) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A road is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NORTH — also North Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The north is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coast road ▪ In summer the coast road is very crowded. a road bridge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NORTH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROAD
Cambridge English vocab
NORTH — abbreviation N, UK also Nth, [esp. US] No [noun] [U] - the direction which goes towards the part of the …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
NORTH — n. North American Free Trade Agreement North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Star American Indian religions North British North America Act …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROAD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NORTH — Synonyms and related words : Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast, Middle Atlantic, Middle West, N, New England, North, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROAD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , wide ▪ narrow ▪ busy , congested ▪ clear , deserted , empty , lonely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ROAD — See: ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME, BURN UP THE ROAD, END OF THE ROAD, GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD, …
Словарь английских идиом
ROAD — сущ. 1) дорога, путь, шоссе to hit the road разг. ≈ отправиться в путь I was relieved to get back …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NORTH — 1. сущ. 1) а) север б) мор. норд; северный ветер in the north ≈ на севере to the north ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROAD — road.ogg _I rəʋd n 1. 1> дорога, шоссе arterial road - магистраль, транспортная дорога country road - грунтовая /просёлочная/ дорога; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NORTH — north.ogg 1. nɔ:θ n 1. 1> север geographic(al) /true/ north - географический /истинный/ север magnetic north - северный магнитный полюс …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROAD — 1) дорога; путь 2) улица 3) горн. штрек 4) технологический маршрут • to bring road to grade — профилировать дорогу …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROAD — 1) дорога; путь 2) улица 3) горн. штрек 4) технологический маршрут • to bring road to grade — профилировать дорогу - access road - approach road - arterial …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ROAD — 1) дорога 2) дорожный маркировочный 3) тех. магистральный 4) путевой 5) путь 6) шлях • barrel camber of road — выпуклость дорожного покрытия base of a road — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GREAT — great прил.1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) - great blot - great masses of population - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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