"car sewer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: car sewers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} car sewer (plural car sewers)
  1. (urban studies, derogatory) A place made unfriendly or dangerous to non-drivers by cars and car infrastructure. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Urban studies
    Sense id: en-car_sewer-en-noun-JsQc1vcQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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