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grid road

American  

noun

Canadian.

  1. a municipal road that follows a grid line established by the original survey of the area.

grid road British  

noun

  1. (in Canada) a road that follows a surveyed division between areas of a township, municipality, etc

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Etymology

Origin of grid road

First recorded in 1955–60

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The storm devastated Puerto Rico’s water system, power grid, road network and cellphone infrastructure, and Maria is now responsible for at least 48 deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was to be a cash-only, "off the grid" road trip, with no way of being followed.

From BBC

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