service road

noun

1. frontage road.

service road

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of service road¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

This includes everything from pulling your car up to a fire pit on the side of a forest service road to cowboy camping next to the trail on your backpacking trip.

From Outside Online

Dispersed campsites tend to be in undeveloped areas, yet right along county and forest service roads.

From Outside Online

I wanted a versatile gravel rig that was equally apt on potholed city streets and forest service roads, and the Diamondback Haanjo 6c Carbon worked perfectly.

From Outside Online

That would be the railroad overpass over Stemmons Expressway service road.

From Project Gutenberg

That's right; in other words, Stemmons Freeway and the service road both go under the underpass.

From Project Gutenberg