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| address |
the place where one resides, designated by the number and name of the street or road and the name of the city, state, or province. [1/9 definitions] |
| back road |
(often pl.) a country road or local road that avoids traffic as well as high speed travel. |
| backstreet |
a minor road somewhat distant from major thoroughfares within a town or city. [1/2 definitions] |
| bend |
to change direction in a curving way, as a road. [1/10 definitions] |
| berm |
a narrow ledge or shoulder, as alongside a road or canal. [1/3 definitions] |
| bisect |
to cut across or intersect, as a road by a railroad. [2/3 definitions] |
| blacktop |
a road paved with this substance. [1/3 definitions] |
| Br.1 |
abbreviation of "Bridge," a structure that extends a road, path, or other route over an obstacle such as a river or railway, to allow for continuous travel (used as part of a proper name). |
| bridge1 |
a structure that extends a road, path, or other route over an obstacle such as a river or railway, to allow for continuous travel. [1/6 definitions] |
| bund |
an embankment, dike, or embanked road along a waterfront, esp. in Asia. |
| by-road |
a secondary road; side road. |
| byway |
a little-known or private road. [1/2 definitions] |
| causeway |
a raised road or walkway across water or wetlands. |
| chuckhole |
a hole or rut in a road surface; pothole. |
| cinder |
to scatter cinders on a road, walkway, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| close off |
of police or other authority, to block access to (a path, road, or area). |
| commutation ticket |
a ticket for a specified number of trips to and from the same destinations that is issued, at a reduced rate, to commuters, esp. for railroad or toll road travel. |
| congestion |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians. [1/3 definitions] |
| contour |
to design or shape (a road or the like) to conform to the contours of the land. [1/7 definitions] |
| convenience store |
a store, often near a busy road or highway, that is open long hours and that sells a limited selection of grocery items, especially snacks and beverages, as well as certain pharmaceutical and automotive items. |
| corduroy |
a road, bridge, or the like constructed by laying logs crosswise to its path. [3/6 definitions] |
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