access road

American

noun

a road that provides access to a specific destination, as to a main highway or to a property that lies within another property.

access road British

noun

a road providing a means of entry into a region or of approach to another road, esp a motorway

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Etymology

Origin of access road

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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On Friday, desert iguanas and whiptails scampered across an access road, portions of which wind through the national park.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"The Senegalese team could not stay in this hotel in the city centre with a lot of noise and no access road."

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

It will also issue a call option for the Defense Department to buy more shares in Trilogy from South32 once a controversial 211-mile access road to the minerals-rich Ambler region is built.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The company has also temporarily opened an access road through their development for local residents and businesses.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

They’d left Pax at the head of the access road that led to the ruins of an old rope mill.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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