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skid road

skid road noun: a rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded.

Noun

skid road (plural skid roads)

  1. (Northwestern, US) A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded.
    Synonyms:
    drag path, skidway
  2. (Northwestern, US) A street with facilities suitable for the recreational needs of lumberjacks.

Synonyms of skid road

Forms of skid road

pluralskid roads

Questions about skid road

What does skid road mean?
Skid road means a rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded.
What part of speech is skid road?
Skid road is a noun.
What is the plural of skid road?
The plural of skid road is skid roads.

Words near skid road in the dictionary

  1. skid flips
  2. skid lid
  3. skid lids
  4. skid mark
  5. skid marks
  6. skid road
  7. skid roads
  8. skid row
  9. skid rows
  10. skid trail
  11. skid-mark

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