adjective · academic
arterial
UK/ɑːˈtɪəriəl/US/ɑrˈtɪriəl/ar·TE·ri·al
relating to the main roads that carry large volumes of traffic through a city or region
Examples
“The city widened several arterial roads to ease rush-hour congestion.”
“An arterial route connects neighbourhoods to the motorway network.”
“Traffic signals on arterial streets are being coordinated to improve flow.”
Band 8 sentence
“Upgrading the arterial network, rather than adding peripheral lanes, proved more effective at reducing cross-city journey times.”
Collocations
- arterial road
- arterial network
Word family
Common mistakes
The arterial are very busy.→The arterial roads are very busy.
The city widened an arterial to reduce traffic.→The city widened an arterial road to reduce traffic.
Say it for a higher band
5main road→6main artery→7+arterial
Synonyms
main
Easily confused
boulevard
“The new boulevard features trees and wide pavements as well as space for buses.”
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