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secondary road

American  

noun

  1. a road less important than a main road or highway.


Etymology

Origin of secondary road

First recorded in 1945–50

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Maybe when the Roads for Prosperity projects are finished, Justice or whoever is governor at that time will turn his or her attention to the state’s secondary road system.

From Washington Times Sep. 16, 2020

A car with local plates, packed with migrants, crashed into an oncoming truck and another car late Sunday on a secondary road.

From Washington Times Jul. 13, 2020

Our column avoided the main road to Versailles and turned into a secondary road leading to the Grand National Highway running south of the city to Orleans.

From Seattle Times Aug. 23, 2019

On the secondary road bordering the edge of Emas, Carly swung her spotlight in a wide arc.

From Scientific American Feb. 22, 2013

A secondary road branched off through the Wadi Tumilāt, whence the ways ran northwards to Syria and southwards to Sinai.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

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