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corpse roads

corpse roads is the plural of corpse road.

Meaning of corpse road

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

Questions about corpse roads

What is corpse roads the plural of?
Corpse roads is the plural of corpse road.

Words near corpse roads in the dictionary

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

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