Burma Road

noun

1. a road extending from Lashio, Myanmar (Burma), to Chungking, China: used during World War II to supply Allied military forces in China.

Burma Road

noun

1. the route extending from Lashio in Burma (now Myanmar) to Chongqing in China, which was used by the Allies during World War II to supply military equipment to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China

Word History and Origins

Origin of Burma Road¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Even the Burma Road was cut, and supplies could only be sent by air; there was shortage of everything.

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