service road

noun

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Officers located the person on the service road of Loop 12 and SH 114, set up a perimeter and requested specialized units to respond, the statement said. Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026 Drivers were cautioned about significant delays in the area, especially approaching Slaughter Lane, as vehicles merge onto the service road and try to re-enter the interstate farther north. Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026 Police said that after leaving the theater, the three were possibly spotted near Jack in the Box on Windhaven Parkway before continuing north on the service road. Briauna Brown, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026 With no lifts spinning at this ungodly hour, Ski Utah had permission to drive a van up a Brian Head service road to the top of a short feeder run called Blackfoot Access. Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for service road

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of service road was in 1921

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“Service road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20road. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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