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Alcan

Alcan proper noun: the Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.

Proper noun

Alcan

  1. (Canada, US, slang) The Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
    • Nowadays the Alcan presents a true challenge to the traveler as the road surface is "variable" to say the least.2004, Andrew Montgomery, On the Road, →ISBN, pages 136–137
    • The trip had been my idea. Like a lot of travel obsessions, it began with a map and a hazy idea of what we might see and encounter. I wanted to explore parts of the 1,387-mile-long Alaska Highway, a.k.a. the Alcan, constructed in a hurry during World War II to connect the contiguous United States...2015 July 4, Rosemary McClure, “Wonder-filled trip of a lifetime along the Alaska Highway”, in Los Angeles Times

Questions about Alcan

What does Alcan mean?
Alcan means the Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
What part of speech is Alcan?
Alcan is a proper noun.

Words near Alcan in the dictionary

  1. alcalinization
  2. alcalizate
  3. Alcalá de Henares
  4. alcamahol
  5. Alcamo
  6. Alcan
  7. alcanna
  8. Alcantar
  9. alcantara
  10. Alcantars
  11. ALCAPA

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