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corpse road

corpse road noun: a route used to transport corpses, often from remote communities, to cemeteries where they could be buried.

Noun

corpse road (plural corpse roads)

  1. (historical) A route used to transport corpses, often from remote communities, to cemeteries where they could be buried.
    • Corpse roads evolved, often over high ground, with resting places along the way.2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 70

Forms of corpse road

pluralcorpse roads

Questions about corpse road

What does corpse road mean?
Corpse road means a route used to transport corpses, often from remote communities, to cemeteries where they could be buried.
What part of speech is corpse road?
Corpse road is a noun.
What is the plural of corpse road?
The plural of corpse road is corpse roads.

Words near corpse road in the dictionary

  1. corpse pose
  2. corpse powder
  3. corpse ran
  4. corpse reviver
  5. corpse revivers
  6. corpse road
  7. corpse roads
  8. corpse run
  9. corpse running
  10. corpse runs
  11. corpse-gate

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