Noun one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city
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Adjective
This time, too, arterial roads went underwater and power lines snapped. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2022 The towers were covered with white plastic sheets as police gathered around the area and sealed off arterial roads in preparation for the operation, local television images showed. Reuters, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 Six-lane arterial roads like the one Linton raced through can encourage drivers to blow past speed limits. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 About 60% of severe crashes occur on arterial roads, such as Washington Street, 38th Street and Keystone, which comprise 15% of the region's road mileage. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2022 Of the most serious crashes, 71% occurred on multi-lane arterial streets, which account for only 14% of the city’s road network. Steven Litt, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2022 As an estimate, rather than a precise measurement, a pulse oximeter reading of 90% may represent an arterial blood oxygen saturation somewhere between 86% and 94%. A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022 But some people might experience more severe complications, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Chris Smith, BGR, 14 July 2022 These neighborhoods may have the deadly combination of having fewer sidewalks and parks, as well as more arterial roads that lead to higher speeds and more traffic that leads to more pedestrian fatalities. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 12 July 2022
Noun
The existing street is already classified as an arterial. Nwa Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2022 Two men were struck and killed while walking across the same stretch of Northeast 82nd Avenue in April, a sobering reminder that the east Portland arterial remains one of the most dangerous roads in the Portland metro area.oregonlive, 1 May 2021 The bulk of pedestrian deaths nationally, 59%, occurred on major arterials — in the Portland region, that’s streets like 82nd Avenue, Tualatin Valley Highway or McLoughlin Boulevard.oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2020 The proposed speed limits are: 40 mph on arterials where there are low bicycle and pedestrian activity. Paulina Pineda, azcentral, 20 Nov. 2019 NETs can also worsen arterial plaques by promoting inflammation, cell biologist Venizelos Papayannopoulos of the Francis Crick Institute in London and colleagues found in 2015. Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 5 Mar. 2020 Outer Division, the wide arterial broadly from 82nd Avenue east to Gresham city limit, will see particular changes.oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2020 The video shows Kidd riding over one of the street’s speed bumps, infrastructure designed to slow down cars and to dissuade drivers who typically use neighborhood streets to get around busier arterials. Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2019 The noninvasive procedure, called reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry, measures blood flow to the fingers during blood pressure inflation and release. Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, borrowed from Middle French and Medieval Latin; Middle French arterial, borrowed from Medieval Latin artēriālis, from Latin artēria — more at artery + -ālis-al entry 1