frontage road

noun

: a local street that parallels an expressway or through street and that provides access to property near the expressway

called also service road

Examples of frontage road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When: From 9 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 5 to 5 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 8. Alternate Routes: Drivers can take use Loop 101 Beardsley frontage roads between Seventh Street and Cave Creek Road. Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024 The drop zone greets visitors with signs just off a frontage road. Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 14 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for frontage road 

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frontage road was in 1949

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“Frontage road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontage%20road. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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