arterial
/ɑːˈtɪəriəl/ · adjective
A main route that carries the whole system under pressure.
from Greek artēria, windpipe or artery.
“The new bypass connected to the city's main arterial road, and within weeks traffic that had choked the old centre began to flow again.”
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