Meaning of corduroy road | Babel Free
Definitions
A road paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side, used e.g. to cross swampy areas.
Equivalents
Examples
“The army moved from Savannah on the 28th of January, 1865, on its march⟳ through South Carolina […] During this march⟳, Sherman’s army had built thirty-nine miles of corduroy road through the otherwise impassable swamps.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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