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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a roads" is not correct in written English.
The correct form would be "the roads" or "a road" depending on the context.
Example: "There are many scenic routes to explore along a road less traveled."
Alternatives: "a street" or "a pathway".
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a roads
noun
Plural of A road
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Is there anyone who might already have shat themselves at the tumescent anticipation of 150 minutes of England's A roads?
Commuter links Roads: M5 (7 miles); Birmingham – A roads and M5 (11 miles); West Bromwich – A roads (5 miles); Wolverhampton – A4123 (6 miles); Walsall – A roads (9 miles).
He believed in a roads hierarchy which prioritised pedestrians, cyclists and buses in that order.
The A roads along the Aire and Calder valleys are equally desperate.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin will announce this option of revamping the Highways Agency in a roads Green Paper this summer.
It follows announcements on Monday on how the government would guarantee £15bn of spending on a roads programme.
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Plot your route in advance, avoiding A-roads where possible.
Getting there Dorset is a motorway-free zone, criss-crossed by A-roads.
She likened her decision to that of postwar planners choosing motorways rather than better A-roads.
The Highways Agency clears about 180,000 sacks of litter from motorways and A-roads alone.
Britain's A-roads must be the worst in their category in Europe.
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