sideroad

British

/ ˈsaɪdˌrəʊd /

noun

(esp in Ontario) a road, usually north-south, going at right angles to concession roads

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Residents say bin Laden often walked to a small red mosque in a narrow sideroad next to a large square nearby.

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The girls had reached Penny’s car, parked just off the sideroad.

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A fast drive over the bumpy sideroad brought the girls to the main paved highway.

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Bumping along on the rutty road, they presently rounded a bend and on a sideroad saw a small, square house which even in its desolation had a look of sturdy liveability.

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Just before we got to Caestre we ran into the Royal Montreal Regiment halted on the road, and I saw a horseman riding along a sideroad waving his hand.

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