surface road

noun

a road or street level with its surroundings: surface roads and elevated highways.

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Origin of surface road

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Words nearby surface road

surface noise, surface of light and shade, surface of projection, surface of revolution, surface plate, surface road, surface structure, surface tension, surface wave, surface-active, surface-active agent
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