service road

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The east service road from Cabela’s Drive to Stacy Road will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, said Allen police, who advised people to seek alternate routes. Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2022 In addition, the parking lot will be replaced, the service road resurfaced and other aesthetic changes will be made. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022 The incident occurred shortly before midnight on the ramp leading to a service road in the 600 block of Kenilworth Avenue NE, adjacent to the southbound lanes of Route 295. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022 More than one-third of the trail has been built in sections over the years, including, in recent years, the section in Calumet Park, which runs along a service road. Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022 Police said the incident occurred shortly before midnight Thursday on an exit ramp off D.C. Route 295 onto the 1000 block of Kenilworth Avenue NE, which also serves as a service road. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022 An unassuming hangout tucked away on a service road next to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, this family bar has been a biker staple since 1975 — its parking lot bathed in a sea of Harleys on live-music nights. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 An unassuming hangout tucked away on a service road next to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, this family bar has been a biker staple since 1975 — its parking lot bathed in a sea of Harleys on live-music nights. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 An unassuming hangout tucked away on a service road next to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, this family bar has been a biker staple since 1975 — its parking lot bathed in a sea of Harleys on live-music nights. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Mar. 2023.

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