side road

noun

: a smaller road off a main road

Examples of side road in a Sentence

We like driving on side roads when we travel.
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How fast a vehicle can go from zero to 60 miles per hour is a bragging point for manufacturers trying to sell vehicles Motorists who access State Route 109, often from side roads from a growing number of home developments in Lebanon and Wilson County, are also taking note. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Many side roads in Louisville remain slick in the aftermath of two snow storms last week. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2025 The driver is king: one hand on the wheel, eyes on the horizon, free to turn down that dusty side road on a whim. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025 Tucked down a side road, the building was anonymous, without a doorbell or a knocker, its purpose betrayed only by a slight smear of reddish paint on the front door. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for side road

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of side road was in 1691

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“Side road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20road. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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