Service road

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A relatively narrow road which runs alongside a major transportation route, such as a canal, a railway line, or a controlled-access highway.

    "[I]t can only pinpoint phones to within a few hundred feet. That makes it difficult to tell if a signal is coming from a vehicle on the highway or from one on a parallel service road."

  2. 2
    a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property wordnet
  3. 3
    A route which enters or circulates through an institution, compound, land area, etc. for purposes of private access, maintenance, or security.

    "From the day-use area behind Longmire Lodge, we walked up the service road behind the ranger station and employee housing."

Synonyms

All synonyms
approach roadfrontage road

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"[I]t can only pinpoint phones to within a few hundred feet. That makes it difficult to tell if a signal is coming from a vehicle on the highway or from one on a parallel service road."

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