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SKID ROAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skid road mean? 

SKID ROAD (noun)
  The noun SKID ROAD has 2 senses:

1. the district of a town frequented by loggersplay

2. a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauledplay

  Familiarity information: SKID ROAD used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SKID ROAD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The district of a town frequented by loggers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("skid road" is a kind of...):

quarter (a district of a city having some distinguishing character)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skid road" is a kind of...):

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)


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