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concession road

concession road noun: a road laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped Crown land to provide access to rows of newly surveyed lots intended for farming by new settlers.

Noun

concession road (plural concession roads)

  1. (Canada, historical) A road laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped Crown land to provide access to rows of newly surveyed lots intended for farming by new settlers.

Forms of concession road

pluralconcession roads

Origin of concession road

So called because the land that comprised a row of lots that spanned the entire length of a new township was conceded by the Crown for this purpose.

Questions about concession road

What does concession road mean?
Concession road means a road laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped Crown land to provide access to rows of newly surveyed lots intended for farming by new settlers.
What part of speech is concession road?
Concession road is a noun.
What is the plural of concession road?
The plural of concession road is concession roads.

Words near concession road in the dictionary

  1. concerts
  2. concertsful
  3. concessible
  4. concessio
  5. concession
  6. concession road
  7. concession roads
  8. concession stand
  9. concession stands
  10. concession-contraexpectation
  11. concession-counter-expectation

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