DCHP-2
corduroy road DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a road over swampy or muddy terrain built of logs laid side by side at right angles to the way.
See also: corduroy ((n.)) corduroy bridge (def. 1) faggot road log causeway logged road log-way (def. 1) pole bridge
- 1829 . . . when the members of Parliament travel to their public business, the Road Bill and Turnpike Act are strongly forced upon their recollections; the Corduroy roads send in their own petitions in earnest.
- 1961 Floating muskeg surrounded the lake, so we moved onto higher ground and built a corduroy road back down to the lake.
- 1829 . . . when the members of Parliament travel to their public business, the Road Bill and Turnpike Act are strongly forced upon their recollections; the Corduroy roads send in their own petitions in earnest.