"shell road" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shell roads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shell road (plural shell roads)
  1. (US) A road with a bed or other layer made from shells. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-shell_road-en-noun-6NT~o~Ze Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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