"road service" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: road services [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} road service (plural road services)
  1. (transport) A service provided by a vehicle, such as a bus, along roads, as opposed to a rail service, a service by train. Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-road_service-en-noun-vZpaMHX9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: transport

Inflected forms

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