Definitions

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  • noun A lesser road leading off a main road.

Etymologies

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side +‎ road

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Examples

  • Continuing east along the highway you soon reach the sideroad on the left (north) to Teotitlan del Valle, a town to which early Dominican missionaries introduced sheep - and wool.

    The Oaxaca Valley: a week's adventures in a single day... 2005

  • Continuing east along the highway you soon reach the sideroad on the left (north) to Teotitlan del Valle, a town to which early Dominican missionaries introduced sheep - and wool.

    The Oaxaca Valley: a week's adventures in a single day... 2005

  • After the gate guards cleared us, the bus turned into a sideroad that wound down off the main road and ended up entering a big driveway that wound up a hill, passed a very military-looking building, painted white-flesh white with olive drab trimmings all topped with a steeple with a cross on top; Jesus, a church right here in the middle of this army base.

    Kill or Be Killed The Daily Growler 2006

  • And before the superego could react, the truck was pulled onto a sideroad, waiting for traffic to thin so's we could turn around.

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2005

  • Come with me for unomomento, a sideroad, as I see Second Life, and the forums as a subset of it, like a psychological test.

    Archive 2005-10-01 2005

  • And curious—on a sideroad, there is an old billboard in Oak Grove showing Lisse Livingston and Toy LaFollette.

    First thoughts on the SLCC - SLOG 2005

  • But at the moment, we were deep in the Yucatan jungle, on a sideroad to seemingly nowhere.

    The Umbrella 2003

  • Come with me for unomomento, a sideroad, as I see Second Life, and the forums as a subset of it, like a psychological test.

    Explain the Pain and You'll Have Much to Gain! - SLOG 2005

  • But at the moment, we were deep in the Yucatan jungle, on a sideroad to seemingly nowhere.

    The Umbrella 2003

  • It wasn't until Tuesday afterwon, after spending a couple of hours studying for her exams, that Ali was free once more to follow the sideroad that led up to Tony's place.

    Greenmantle De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1985

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