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feeder road

American  

noun

  1. a secondary road used to bring traffic to a major road.


Etymology

Origin of feeder road

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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The Associated Press reports the overpass will be the largest in the world, stretching 200 feet above 10 lanes of busy highways and a feeder road just 35 miles northwest of downtown LA.

From Fox News

On December 30, 2018, Jazmine's mother was driving her four daughters on a Houston Feeder road at roughly 6:50 a.m., when their vehicle was fired upon by another driver.

From Fox News

At a news conference on Thursday with Alxis, a tearful and emotional Washington recalled how she and her family were going to Joe V's Smart Shop near their home when their car came to rest at a stoplight on a feeder road next to a tollway.

From Fox News

At a news conference on Thursday with Alxis, a tearful and emotional Washington recalled how she and her family were going to Joe V's Smart Shop, near their home when their car came to rest at a stoplight on a feeder road next to a tollway.

From Fox News

The dog had dragged the skull from an overgrown nearby oil field on Calder, a deserted I-45 feeder road, and brought it home to show the couple’s toddler.

From The Guardian