concession road

[ kuhn-sesh-uhn rohd ]

noun

, Canadian.

1. a road built between two concessions of a township.

concession road

noun

1. (esp in Ontario) one of a series of roads separating concessions in a township

Word History and Origins

Origin of concession road¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Paul McCaugherty, 43, of Beech Court in Lurgan and Dermot Declan Gregory of Concession Road in Crossmaglen, were caught in an MI5 sting operation.

From BBC

Concession Road has been closed from Cullaville to the border.

From BBC

It began about lunchtime on Tuesday, when police closed the A37 Concession Road, Conalig, which is the main route from Castleblayney to Dundalk.

From BBC

Sunday itself was no day of rest for the Spirit of Conjecture; she was busier than ever, and whether on the Bund or on the concession road, where everybody met all the world and his wife and family, the speculations were numerous and important.

From Project Gutenberg

That Ford was just in the line of an allowance for a concession road; which from the precipitous character of the hills on both sides, has been of late years closed by Act of Parliament, on the ground of its supposed impracticability for ever,—a proceeding to be regretted; as the highway which would traverse the Don valley at the Ford would be a continuation of Bloor street in a right line; and would form a convenient means of communication between Chester and Yorkville.

From Project Gutenberg