service road

American  

noun

1. frontage road.

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service road British  

noun

1. a relatively narrow road running parallel to a main road and providing access to houses, shops, offices, factories, etc, situated along its length

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Etymology

Origin of service road

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

A few months later, a dead lamb was discovered near a service road.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

There were also plans for an underground service road to separate VIP visitors from refuse collections, a new staff entrance, a cafe and "recreation facilities" in the basement.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The plaza, once an underused service road near 103rd Street and Roosevelt Avenue, was redesigned in 2012 as a public square.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2023

Unmarked police cars soon trapped the targeted car on an Arlington Boulevard service road.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2022

And then, for two days, she is on a forest service road.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti