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road allowance

British  

noun

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

"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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At the road allowance where his Métis family had settled 150 years earlier, first in tents and later in log cabins, Jesse fell to his knees.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2021

With an $84-a-week road allowance and more party invitations than they can shake a dirk at, the troops find that the helmets fit tightly at times.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.

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

From Over Prairie Trails by Grove, Frederick Philip

From the fence on the north side of the road a smoothly curved expanse covered the whole of the road allowance and gently sloped down into the field at my left.

From Over Prairie Trails by Grove, Frederick Philip

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