access road
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2.9
- noun
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carretera de acceso
- The workers used the access road to reach the construction site near the highway.
- a new access road
- paved access roads
But what they need to do is fix that infrastructure, including the fences that were taken down and the access roads.
- But what they need to do is fix that infrastructure, including the fences that were taken down and the access roads.
Examples
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It's one of the main access roads to the base.
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Halfway down the airport access road, she got off her bike and threw up.
Fiction book (2001) -
No, we got our access road here, on the left.
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I passed by once on the access road.
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It's on the east end of the island, about a mile off the access road.
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It'll take us right back to the access road and we can get out of here.
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The Lincoln drives down the dirt access road and stops.
Fiction book (1993) -
At last, I drove up a paved access road and reached the estate of Rutger Hannover.
Fiction book (1997) -
Five minutes later, he knelt again, this time on the muddy access road next to their stolen Jeep.
Fiction book (1996) -
The truck, down below, on the access road, passing through the roadblock, towed by the wrecker.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
A short road that lets vehicles join or leave a main road like a motorway
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'access' (ability to approach or use) + 'road' (a constructed route) yields a road that provides access. This noun–noun compounding follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Access road is a literal name: a short road that gives access, a way to 'enter' or 'leave' a main highway. So it means a small road built to reach or leave a larger road quickly.