"skid road" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skid roads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skid road (plural skid roads)
  1. (Northwestern US, forestry) A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded. Tags: Northwestern, US Categories (topical): Forestry, Roads, Timber industry Synonyms (rough logging road): skidway Translations (forestry: cleared right of way): juontoura (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-skid_road-en-noun-jyEkVwPS Disambiguation of Roads: 84 16 Disambiguation of Timber industry: 64 36 Categories (other): Northwestern US English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Topics: business, forestry Disambiguation of 'rough logging road': 92 8 Disambiguation of 'forestry: cleared right of way': 93 7
  2. (Northwestern US, forestry) A street with facilities suitable for the recreational needs of lumberjacks. Tags: Northwestern, US Categories (topical): Forestry
    Sense id: en-skid_road-en-noun-ZPBg2Knm Categories (other): Northwestern US English Topics: business, forestry

Inflected forms

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