skid road
skid road · skid roads
A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being…A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded.
» The car skidded off the road.
Meaning
2 senses(Northwestern, US)A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded.
(Northwestern, US)A street with facilities suitable for the recreational needs of lumberjacks.
More definitions
- a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
- the district of a town frequented by loggers
Examples
4 sentencesThe car skidded off the road.
She had a narrow escape when her car skidded off the road into a lake.
Tom skidded off the road.
I skidded off the road.