road allowance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
"Plumb down that road allowance, thirty-two miles, straight as the crow flies, when it ain't Sittin'," he threw in with a little snicker.
From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.
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
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
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