Burma Road

American  

noun

1. a road extending from Lashio, Myanmar (Burma), to Chungking, China: used during World War II to supply Allied military forces in China.

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Burma Road British  

noun

1. the route extending from Lashio in Burma (now Myanmar) to Chongqing in China, which was used by the Allies during World War II to supply military equipment to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China

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Etymology

Origin of Burma Road

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Lynn took her talents overseas, performing in the USO for servicemembers during World War II. According to the museum, she was "thought to be the only American woman to have traveled the dangerous Burma Road during the war."

From Fox News

Lynn took her talents overseas, performing in the USO for servicemembers during World War II. She was “thought to be the only American woman to have traveled the dangerous Burma Road during the war,” according to the museum’s statement.

From Seattle Times

Or if they had already slipped through, he’d have consigned them to the “Burma Road” — the cheap seats far from the stage, and from the ballplayers.

From New York Times

“He told me he witnessed atrocities that Christmas Day and in prison, yet he felt lucky as he was not sent to the Burma Road because he was older and short. That saved his life,” said his grandson.

From The Guardian

The Burma Road course has been presented in splendid condition, aided by the change of date from May to September.

From Golf Digest