| 单词 | summer road |
| 释义 | > as lemmassummer road summer road n. a road or route used or usable in the summer; spec. (Canadian) a route around bodies of water or other terrain which can be crossed when frozen or snow-covered (now chiefly historical); opposed to winter road n. at winter n.1 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > used at specific season summer road1745 winter road1801 1745 R. Pococke Descr. East II. ii. v. vii. 243 A summer road for carriages, and a longer round by the hills in winter, when the low grounds are not passable. 1820 S. H. Wilcocke in L. R. Masson Les Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest (1890) 2nd Ser. 224 With the summer road they were acquainted and that, therefore, they followed. 1888 E. W. Payton Round about N.Z. 47 Many of these bush roads are what are called ‘summer roads’, consisting entirely of mud without any metal. 1909 Gow Ganda (Ont.) Tribune 17 Apr. 6/2 What will be the cry on the summer roads when we reach those points where the dense forest and rocks obstructs the view ahead? 1974 E. C. Stacey Peace Country Heritage i. 7 A few farmers used the..summer road. 2015 T. Bradley Backcountry Skiing Utah (ed. 3) xxxviii. 137 Approach the northwest face from the summer road or up the center of the canyon. < as lemmas |
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