DCHP-2
summer road DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See 1957 quote.
See also: winter road (def. 2a)
- 1820 (1890) With the summer road they were acquainted and that, therefore, they followed.
- 1909 What will be the cry on the summer roads when we reach those points where the dense forest and rocks obstructs the view ahead . . . ?
- 1957 This was evidently a "summer road," i.e. one which could be used at all seasons of the year by either sleighs or wheeled vehicles; a "winter road" was meant to be used by sleighs only, and therefore the construction cost was much less than for a summer road.
- 1820 (1890) With the summer road they were acquainted and that, therefore, they followed.