contraflownoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒn.trə.fləʊ/us/ˈkɑːn.trə.floʊ/mainly UKa temporary traffic arrangement, usually on a main road, in which traffic travelling in both directions uses one side of the road while the other side is being repaired:
A contraflow is in operation/in force between junctions 13 and 14 on the motorway.
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Roads: motorways
- access road
- artery
- autobahn
- carriageway
- clearway
- divided highway
- freeway
- hard shoulder
- highway
- interstate
- M, m
- motorway
- passing lane
- pike
- ramp
- route
- shoulder
- slip road
- superhighway
- toll plaza
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