- contraflow
- noun Brit. a temporary arrangement where traffic on a road is transferred from its usual side to share the other half of the carriageway with traffic moving in the opposite direction.
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contraflow — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a temporary arrangement by which the lanes of a dual carriageway or motorway normally carrying traffic in one direction become two directional … English terms dictionary
contraflow — UK [ˈkɒntrəˌfləʊ] / US [ˈkɑntrəˌfloʊ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms contraflow : singular contraflow plural contraflows British a situation in which vehicles travelling in both directions use only one side of the road while the other… … English dictionary
contraflow — [[t]kɒ̱ntrəfloʊ[/t]] contraflows N COUNT A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being… … English dictionary
contraflow — con|tra|flow [ˈkɔntrəfləu US ˈka:ntrəflou] n [U and C] BrE a temporary arrangement on a road that is being repaired, that makes traffic travelling in both directions use only one side of the road ▪ A contraflow is in operation between Junctions 6 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Contraflow lane reversal — in use during Hurricane Rita Contraflow lane reversal refers to plans that alter the normal flow of traffic, typically on a controlled access highway (such as a freeway or motorway), to either aid in an emergency evacuation (the most common usage … Wikipedia
contraflow lane — n. On a road or highway, a lane that accepts traffic driving in different directions, depending on the time of day. Example Citation: The new contraflow lane restricted to high occupancy vehicles is one of only two such highway configurations in… … New words
contraflow — noun a) Flow in the opposite direction to normal. b) An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident … Wiktionary
contraflow — n. (British) flow that goes in the opposite direction of the normal flow … English contemporary dictionary
contraflow — noun (C, U) BrE a temporary arrangement on a large road by which traffic in both directions uses only one side of the road because the other side is being repaired … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contraflow — con·tra·flow … English syllables
