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• Roads in the United Kingdom — The A2 at Leyton Cross, Dartford. Roads in the United Kingdom form a network of varied quality and capacity. Road distances are shown in miles or yards and UK speed limits are in miles per hour (mph) or use of the national speed limit (NSL)… …   Wikipedia

• salt truck — n AmE a large vehicle that puts salt or sand on the roads in winter to make them less icy British Equivalent: gritter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• The Salt Roads — Infobox Book | name = The Salt Roads image caption = designed by Don Puckey, illustrated by Christian Clayton author = Nalo Hopkinson cover artist = Christian Clayton country = Canada language = English genre = folk tale, historical novel… …   Wikipedia

• salt — salt1 saltlike, adj. /sawlt/, n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. table salt mixed with a particular herb or… …   Universalium

• roads and highways — ▪ transportation Introduction       traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major… …   Universalium

• SALT — /sawlt/, n. See Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. * * * I Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as ammonium (NH4). Typically, an acid and a base react to form a salt and water. Most… …   Universalium

• Salt Road — A Salt Road ( fr. Route du Sel) is any of the prehistoric and historical trade routes by which essential salt has been transported to regions that lacked it (see History of salt).From the Bronze Age (in the 2nd millennium BC) fixed transhumance… …   Wikipedia

• salt — salt1 W3S2 [so:lt US so:lt] n [: Old English; Origin: sealt] 1.) [U] a natural white mineral that is added to food to make it taste better or to preserve it ▪ This might need some salt and pepper. ▪ a pinch of salt (=a very small amount) ▪ Could… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• salt — 1 noun 1 (U) a natural white mineral that is added to food to make it taste better or to preserve it; sodium chloride technical: Try to reduce the amount of salt you use. | a pinch of salt | table salt (=very small grains of salt you use in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• The Wages of Fear — Infobox Film name=The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) caption= original film poster director=Henri Georges Clouzot producer=Raymond Borderie writer=Georges Arnaud Henri Georges Clouzot starring=Yves Montand Charles Vanel Peter van Eyck… …   Wikipedia

• salt truck — noun (C) AmE a large vehicle that puts salt or sand on the roads in winter to make them less icy; gritter BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English