Thesaurus results for SECONDARY ROAD

secondary road

noun

Definition of secondary road

as in side road

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Recent Examples of secondary road Here's how to track snowplows in Michigan In Wayne County, road-clearing trucks first prioritize freeways, then move to county primary and secondary roads, subdivisions and gravel roads, in that order, Tomocik said. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Public works crews are focusing on salting main and secondary roads, as plowing ice is ineffective. — Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026 Up in Wake County, main and secondary roads also remained covered with the white stuff, the latest updates showed. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026 Be especially mindful on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads. — Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for secondary road

Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road

Noun

Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Residents feared those small streets would become side roads for drivers looking to avoid traffic on Mallard Creek Road.

— Desiree Mathurin April 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of side road

Noun

On a quiet side street off Las Ramblas in Barcelona, a man approached me with a map.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
Tucked away on a side street of the famous Avenida da Liberdade, the Avani in Lisbon offers a fuss-free stay with modern amenities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of side street

Noun

An Arkansas State Police trooper was captured on dashcam footage yanking the passenger of a vehicle by his hair and punching him in the face after a high-speed chase that ended in the streets of Blytheville.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
There’s no denying that the fall 2026 runways made a strong case for color; even the street style scene is on board, slipping into colorful shoes and sporting handbags in a variety of vibrant shades—baby pink, chartreuse, and cobalt.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Authorities on Wednesday pre-emptively announced that roads leading to the port would be closed to non-emergency vehicles for seven days, according to state media.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each NHL team must sign a permanent emergency backup who will be at every home game and travel with the team to all road games (like a bullpen catcher in Major League Baseball).

— Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

While crews were at the scene, a separate crash occurred on the eastbound side of the highway when a driver slowed down to look at the wreck, according to Peck.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Minneapolis has long been a civic-minded metropolis, where even the choice of vegetation on highway medians can become the subject of extended public debate, in a state with a history of protest going back to the nineteenth century.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026