🛣️ With a barrier ⚡ Not in agreement ➗ Split into parts

divided

2.7

A road with a central strip or barrier separating traffic directions

adjective
/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/

: dividido

The divided freeway made it safer for cars traveling in opposite directions.

Examples

The highway is divided, with a median strip separating northbound and southbound traffic.
As we drove along the divided road, I noticed the lanes clearly marked for each direction.
My childhood was in a divided city with a wall.

Synonyms

divided highway

vsdivided

1 3.4

A road with a middle barrier that separates traffic going in opposite directions

is used for any road with a central barrier, not only major ones

dual carriageway

vsdivided

1 4.9

A road with two separate sides for traffic going in opposite directions, often divided by a central barrier

is the general road type with a central divider, not limited to UK usage

dual-lane

vsdivided

3.8

A road with a middle strip that separates traffic going in two directions

is about separation by a central strip or barrier, not only islands

Antonyms

undivided

Specialized

2 4.7

Property not split into parts and forming a single whole

Idioms

divided over

5 5.4

People have different opinions about something

Compounds

house divided

3 7.0

A group whose members strongly disagree about important issues

divided highway

1 3.4

A road with a middle barrier that separates traffic going in opposite directions

How Divided

dual carriageway

1 4.9

divided

2.7

Surface Forms

divided positive

Morphology

divided = divide (transparent) = divide + ed

The adjective is the regular past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'divide' and its meaning ('separated') is directly deducible.

Etymology

Divided comes from an old Latin verb, dividere, which means 'to separate'. So a divided road is one where a central strip or barrier keeps the traffic 'apart', which is why we call it a 'divided' highway.