"detrunk" meaning in English

See detrunk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: detrunks [present, singular, third-person], detrunking [participle, present], detrunked [participle, past], detrunked [past]
Etymology: From de- + trunk. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|trunk}} de- + trunk Head templates: {{en-verb}} detrunk (third-person singular simple present detrunks, present participle detrunking, simple past and past participle detrunked)
  1. (transitive) To downgrade (a trunk road) to a normal highway. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Roads

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To downgrade (a trunk road) to a normal highway."
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