access road
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Definition
Noun: A short road that connects a main road, highway, or expressway to local streets, businesses, or properties. It provides a way for vehicles to enter or exit the main traffic flow.
Usage
An "access road" is used to describe a connecting road, typically shorter and less busy than the main road it serves. It is the specific term for the road that provides the point of entry or exit. - The new shopping center is located just off the main highway, connected by a short access road. - All traffic for the industrial park must use the northern access road.
Advanced Usage
- "Slip road": In British English, an "access road" leading onto or off of a motorway or expressway is commonly called a "slip road."
- Take the next slip road to exit the motorway.
Variants and Related Words
- Service road: A local road running parallel to a main road (like a highway) that provides access to properties along it. While similar, a service road often runs alongside a longer stretch, whereas an "access road" is typically a shorter, connecting spur.
- Frontage road: Another term for a service road.
- Ramp: In American English, the inclined sections of an "access road" that connect different road levels (e.g., for entering an expressway) are often called on-ramps or off-ramps.
Synonyms
- Connector road
- Approach road
- Entry road
Related Phrases
- Gain access via: To reach a place by using a particular road.
- You can gain access to the beach via the private access road.
- Provide access to: To serve as a route to a place.
- This lane provides the only vehicle access to the farmhouse.
Noun
- a short road giving access to an expressway
- in Britain they call an access road a slip road