farm-to-marketadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌfɑːmtəˈmɑːkɪt/, U.S.

/ˌfɑrmtəˈmɑrkət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: farm n.², to prep., market n.

Etymology: < farm n.² + to prep. + market n.

U.S.

A. adj.

Designating a road or highway connecting a rural farming community with a town or city.

ΚΠ

1914 Escanaba (Mich.) Morning Press 14 Mar. The great question is, shall we build roads between towns or build farm-to-market roads. We want the latter.

2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 16 Nov. a5/2 I still must travel the farm-to-market two-lane roads to reach Monroe County from the south.

B. n.

A road or highway connecting a rural farming community with a town or city. Cf. farm road n. at farm n.² Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1936 Barron's 30 Mar. 4/3 The Government would spend over $1 billion altogether on roads (including WPA's farm-to-markets) in three years.

2004 P. Ruffin Castle in Gloom iii. 113 Travelers through Southeast Texas note even along major farm-to-markets a uniform bleakness to the land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	farm-to-market
释义	farm-to-marketadj.n. Brit. /ˌfɑːmtəˈmɑːkɪt/, U.S. /ˌfɑrmtəˈmɑrkət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: farm n.², to prep., market n. Etymology: < farm n.² + to prep. + market n. U.S. A. adj. Designating a road or highway connecting a rural farming community with a town or city. ΚΠ 1914 Escanaba (Mich.) Morning Press 14 Mar. The great question is, shall we build roads between towns or build farm-to-market roads. We want the latter. 2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 16 Nov. a5/2 I still must travel the farm-to-market two-lane roads to reach Monroe County from the south. B. n. A road or highway connecting a rural farming community with a town or city. Cf. farm road n. at farm n.² Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1936 Barron's 30 Mar. 4/3 The Government would spend over $1 billion altogether on roads (including WPA's farm-to-markets) in three years. 2004 P. Ruffin Castle in Gloom iii. 113 Travelers through Southeast Texas note even along major farm-to-markets a uniform bleakness to the land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1914
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