secondary roads

noun

plural of secondary road
as in side roads

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  1. streets
  2. roads
  3. highways
Noun
  • The Basij run a nationwide network of volunteers who maintain a presence in the streets, government offices and cultural centers, seeking to ensure loyalty and ideological purity for Iran’s theocracy.
    — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This location is more residential, with quieter streets and approachable local trattorias, but offers several architecturally significant palaces and one of the city's oldest churches, the 11th-century San Zan Degola.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • Nepal’s Department of Roads says at least 19 motorable bridges and around 40 kilometers of roads have also been damaged or washed away.
    — Milad Haghani, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Rescue efforts, still in their first stages, have been hampered by the fact that the floodwaters have washed away entire roads.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Key Biscayne The Village of Key Biscayne strictly prohibits all micromobility devices on streets, highways, sidewalks, bicycle paths, multiuse paths and trails, beaches and dunes unless otherwise authorized.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Two men were sentenced Thursday for staging crashes on New York City highways to get fraudulent insurance payouts.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of highways
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“Secondary roads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20roads. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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