"corduroy road" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corduroy roads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} corduroy road (plural corduroy roads)
  1. A road paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side, used e.g. to cross swampy areas. Wikipedia link: corduroy road Categories (topical): Roads, Timber industry Coordinate_terms: boardwalk, plank road Translations (road paved with logs): kapulatie (Finnish), Knüppeldamm [masculine] (German), Prügelweg [masculine] (German), Knüppelweg [masculine] (German), Bohlenweg [masculine] (German), bēamweġ [masculine] (Old English), гать (gatʹ) [feminine] (Russian), kavelbro [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-corduroy_road-en-noun-e-tbklQ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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