SKID ROAD
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 loggers
2. a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
Familiarity information: SKID ROAD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SKID ROAD (noun)
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)
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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