secondary road
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of secondary road
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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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
The $9 million should help cover all of the primary highways and increase secondary road cleanups, DOT spokesman Robert Broome said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2017
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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