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ice road

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noun

  1. a temporary winter road built across ice or frozen ground

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The version of Alaska that a lot of us know through pop culture is this male-dominated frontier with fishermen and ice road truckers.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2024

The trip will also feature climate related discussions between Charles and business leaders as well as a visit to an ice road to discuss the effects of climate change in the far north.

From Seattle Times May 17, 2022

Neeson, who plays a big-rig ice road driver, takes it upon himself to rescue the miners amid a massive storm, among other terrifying conditions.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2021

An ice road that offered a two-month respite from the border headaches has long since melted.

From New York Times May 30, 2021

This ice road is one of the modern improvements in logging.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

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