access road

American

noun

a road that provides access to a specific destination, as to a main highway or to a property that lies within another property.

access road British

noun

a road providing a means of entry into a region or of approach to another road, esp a motorway

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Etymology

Origin of access road

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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"The Senegalese team could not stay in this hotel in the city centre with a lot of noise and no access road."

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

It will also issue a call option for the Defense Department to buy more shares in Trilogy from South32 once a controversial 211-mile access road to the minerals-rich Ambler region is built.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The airport is seeking to demolish the building previously used as Terminal 1, extend Terminal 2, and build a new southern access road tunnel.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

A few dozen protesters have blocked off the station’s access road and take turns keeping watch from the outside.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Across the desperate eatery, through the rain-greased windows and beyond the access road that bounded a strip of sloping littered grass, ran the Interstate.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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