access road

American  

noun

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

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access road British  

noun

1. 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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access road

The club would have been cleaved by a secondary access road if the unit count exceeded 2,300, the Daily Pilot reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

CBP is building a new access road at Big Bend, improving existing roads, installing detection technology and placing vehicle barriers in strategic locations, Scott said last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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

The airport is seeking to demolish the building previously used as Terminal 1, extend Terminal 2, and build a new southern access road tunnel.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

I recognized the place immediately, because every other subdivision on the access road was walled in, whereas Quail Hollow was just a plastic sign hammered into the ground.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green