road allowance

noun

1. land reserved by the government to be used for public roads

Example Sentences

The stable would be in the gully, close to the road allowance, sheltered from the winds, and convenient to water.

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There was enough coming down from above to supply material even on such a narrow strip as a road allowance.

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Immedjut west of us is a road allowance, runnin' north an' south.

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