main road

English translation: back road

11:04 Feb 18, 2005

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English term or phrase: main road

what is the opposite of main road? is it little road?

mockingbird (X)

Selected answer:back road

Explanation:
'back road' is also commonly used.

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Note added at 33 mins (2005-02-18 11:37:44 GMT)
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Given the new info, I would probably use \'secondary road(s)\', as in the following example:

TSUNAMI DAMAGE - IMAGERY ANALYSIS... The secondary road leading north from the town is damaged ... as devastated as some areas around Banda Aceh, and will ... The main road and many of the secondary roads ...
www.citystar.com/~mweather/imagery.htm - 76k - Cached - Similar pages

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Philip Taylor
Local time: 09:21

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4 +6

side road / minor road

Nick Somers (X)

4 +1

town or country? US or UK?

Armorel Young

4 +1

back road

Philip Taylor

secondary road

Maria Chmelarova

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

side road / minor road

Explanation:
Actually, minor road is the opposite of major road. Might not be applicable to your question.

Nick Somers (X)
Local time: 10:21
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

town or country? US or UK?

Explanation:
It all depends - in a town in the UK you would talk of main roads and side streets. In the country you have main roads and minor roads and lanes (which are even smaller). However, if you want one word for an "opposite", I would go for "minor road". But I speak from a UK perspective and US usage is different.

Armorel Young
Local time: 09:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

back road

Philip Taylor
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of:

English

Grading comment

thanks

3 hrs confidence:

secondary road

Explanation:
all map legends have names for roads

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 04:21
Native speaker of: Slovak

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