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PRONUNCIATION OF ALCAN HIGHWAY

Alcan Highway  [ˈælkæn] play
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Alcan Highway is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ALCAN HIGHWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alcan Highway

Alaska Highway

The Alaska Highway was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous United States to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. Completed in 1942 at a length of approximately 2,700 kilometres, as of 2012 it is 2,232 km long. The difference in distance is due to constant reconstruction of the highway, which has rerouted and straightened out numerous sections. The highway was opened to the public in 1948. Legendary over many decades for being a rough, challenging drive, the highway is now paved over its entire length. An informal system of historic mileposts developed over the years to denote major stopping points; Delta Junction, at the end of the highway, makes reference to its location at "Historic Milepost 1422." It is at this point that the Alaska Highway meets the Richardson Highway, which continues 155 km to the city of Fairbanks. This is often regarded, though unofficially, as the northern portion of the Alaska Highway, with Fairbanks at Historic Milepost 1520.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALCAN HIGHWAY


astrakhan
ˌæstrəˈkæn
billycan
ˈbɪlɪˌkæn
can
kæn
cancan
ˈkænˌkæn
cann
kæn
Cannes
kæn
glucan
ˈɡluːˌkæn
glycan
ˈɡlaɪkæn
ICANN
ˈaɪkæn
jerrican
ˈdʒɛrɪˌkæn
oilcan
ˈɔɪlˌkæn
pecan
pɪˈkæn
peptidoglycan
ˌpɛptɪdəʊˈɡlaɪkæn
proteoglycan
ˌprəʊtɪəʊˈɡlaɪkæn
scan
skæn
Spokane
spəʊˈkæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALCAN HIGHWAY

Albuquerque
alburnous
alburnum
Albury-Wodonga
albuterol
alcade
Alcaeus
alcahest
Alcaic
alcaiceria
Alcaics
alcaide
alcalde
alcarraza
alcatras
Alcatraz
alcayde
alcazar
Alcazar de San Juan
Alcestis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALCAN HIGHWAY

Alaska Highway
archway
churchway
divided highway
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
fishway
hatchway
highway
information highway
information superhighway
king´s highway
lichway
metabolic pathway
Pan-American Highway
pathway
pentose phosphate pathway
queen´s highway
superhighway
throughway
widthway

Synonyms and antonyms of Alcan Highway in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Alcan Highway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALCAN HIGHWAY

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The translations of Alcan Highway from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Alcan Highway» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿尔坎公路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Alcan Highway
570 millions of speakers

English

Alcan Highway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Alcan राजमार्ग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكان الطريق السريع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Alcan шоссе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Alcan estrada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলকান হাইওয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Alcan autoroute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alcan Highway
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alcan Landstraße
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルキャンハイウェイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알칸 고속도로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alcan Highway
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Alcan lộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அல்கன் நெடுஞ்சாலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्कन महामार्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alcan Otoyolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Alcan Highway
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Alcan Highway
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Alcan шосе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Alcan Highway
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Alcan Highway
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alcan snelweg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Alcan Highway
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Alcan Highway
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALCAN HIGHWAY»

The term «Alcan Highway» is used very little and occupies the 151.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALCAN HIGHWAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Alcan Highway

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALCAN HIGHWAY»

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The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway: A History ...
"This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the U.S. Army during World War II to help build the Alaska Highway and install the companion Canol pipeline.
John Virtue, 2012
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The World War II Black Regiment that Built the Alaska ...
No sooner had the Roosevelt Administration announced the Alcan Highway project than a roar of protest was unleashed on the Oval Office. The U.S. Navy objected strongly to the highway project: the navy believed that its patrolling battleships ...
William E. Griggs, Philip J. Merrill, 2002
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Alaska at War, 1941-1945: The Forgotten War Remembered
I am quite certain that by this time that we will all agree, and this includes the Corps of Engineers and the Public Roads Administration, that the Alcan Highway is not and never will become the main supply road to Alaska. To use it as a highway ...
Fern Chandonnet, 2007
4
American Motorcyclist
Happy birthday, Alcan Highway! Most motorcyclists headed to Alaska ride the Alcan, or Alaska-Canada Highway, which stretches thousands of miles from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska. Riding the Alcan can be a long, ...
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Orion Too
In Fairbanks, those 1568 miles of Alcan Highway were behind me, and I accomplished that long sought after goal. I also discovered that I made it from start to finish without as much as a scratch on my car. I could forget any of the old horror ...
Bill Wonders, 2008
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Technical Services, Corps of Engineers, the War Against Japan
The Alcan Highway Plans for a Highway For many years groups of Americans and Canadians had urged their governments to construct a highway through British Columbia and Yukon Territory to Alaska. They advocated such a project ...
Karl C. Dod, 1966
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LIFE
THE OUTLINE MAP below shows the Alcan Highway (heavy red line, including both highway and rail links) in relation to the 68,000-mile Greyhound System and its principal bus line connections. No, you can't ride a Greyhound Super-Coach ...
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Billboard
Look over the Alcan Highway Champs at your Chevrolet dealer's. . . . Chevrolet Division of General Motors, Detroit 2, Michigan. NO JOB TOO TOUGH FOR THE ALCAN CHAMPS! You get Alcan-proved dependability in whatever lightweight ...
9
Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Megaengineering Projects
Legacy. The Alcan Highway was one of the largest North American engineering projects undertaken to that time. The urgency with which it was implemented led to costly construction blunders that could have been avoided if information about  ...
Stanley D. Brunn, 2011
10
The World-famous Alaska Highway: A Guide to the Alcan & ...
... weather,36; wheelchair access in,36 Alcan Highway. See Alaska Highway alcohol,24 Alyeska Ski Resort,243 ammunition,28–29 amusement parks: Calgary ,58; Chilliwack,90; Edmonton,79. See also family activities; water parks Anchorage ...
Tricia Brown, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALCAN HIGHWAY»

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Wonder-filled trip of a lifetime along the Alaska Highway
A common sight along the Alcan Highway. These are flying high in front of snow-covered mountains in Haines Junction, Canada. A common ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Into the Deep Freeze: What Kind of Person Chooses to Get …
... Amazon, and was one of the first to drive the AlCan Highway, the road connecting the American mainland and Alaska, after its 1948 opening. «CALIFORNIA, Jun 15»
3
Voices of Alaska: Why I'm restoring Alaska Hire requirements
These are good construction jobs and I'm proud Alaskans will be doing the work. My mother worked on the Alcan Highway construction project. «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jun 15»
4
My Turn: Why I'm restoring Alaska Hire requirements
My mother worked on the Alcan Highway construction project. I paid for my education by working as a carpenter, teamster and laborer on the ... «Juneau Empire, Jun 15»
5
OPINION: Why Governor is restoring Alaska Hire requirements
My mother worked on the Alcan Highway construction project. I paid for my education by working as a carpenter, teamster and laborer on the ... «Bristol Bay Times, Jun 15»
6
Mary Ellen Wallace
After their marriage, the couple lived in Baker, Ore., until 1947, when she and her husband drove the Alcan Highway to Alaska and began ... «Siuslaw News, Jun 15»
7
Lewis Edward “Ed” Martin
In 1967 he moved his family and all of their possessions to Anchorage, Alaska driving the very primitive Alcan Highway in a one and a half ton ... «Shawnee News Star, Jun 15»
8
Ten Terrific Wheeling Trips From Coast to Coast and Mild to Wild
3. Alcan Highway Synopsis: The Alcan Highway was built during World War II out of necessity after the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands. «Four Wheeler Network, Jun 15»
9
Ronald V. Kelly
... his 17th birthday, Ron moved to Alaska and took a position with Lytle and Green Construction Company constructing the Alcan Highway. «Sioux City Journal, Jun 15»
10
Alaska Loses Pioneer and Banking Leader
Their honeymoon was a drive up the Alcan Highway, a trip where Betti naively thought she could talk this wild man from Alaska into settling ... «Business Wire, May 15»

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