plank road

English

Noun

plank road (plural plank roads)

A road paved with planks (or puncheons that resemble planks from above): sometimes (especially in previous centuries) an economically viable way to build a road passable by heavy wagons, large coaches, or motor trucks.

Coordinate terms

(thoroughfare paved with wood): boardwalk, duckboards, corduroy road

Related terms

logging road (a road to facilitate logging activity)

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