corduroy road in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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corduroy [Brit ˈkɔːdərɔɪ, ˈkɔːdjʊrɔɪ, Am ˈkɔrdəˌrɔɪ] N

road [Brit rəʊd, Am roʊd] N

1. road (between places):

road
route f (from de, to à)
the road to Leeds, the Leeds road
la route de Leeds
the road north/inland
la route du nord/qui mène à l'intérieur
the road home
la route qui mène à la maison
the road back to sth
la route du retour à qc
are we on the right road for Oxford?
c'est bien la route pour Oxford?
follow the road round to the right
suivez la route qui tourne à droite
follow the road ahead
allez tout droit
a dog in the road
un chien sur la route
after three hours on the road
après trois heures de route
across the road
de l'autre côté de la route, en face
along the road
plus loin
it's just along the road
c'est juste un peu plus loin
down the road
plus bas, plus loin
by road
par la route
transported by road
transporté par or sur route
to hit the road inf, to take (to) the road
prendre la route, se mettre en route
to be on the road car:
être en état de rouler
to be on the road driver, person:
être sur la route
to be on the road band, performers:
être en tournée
a bargain at £5, 000 on the road
une occasion à 5 000 livres sterling clés en main
to be or get back on the road
reprendre la route
I've been on the road all night
j'ai roulé toute la nuit
to go on the road with a show
partir en tournée avec un spectacle
to be off the road vehicle:
être hors d'usage
to be off the road attr bridge, condition, congestion, junction, layout, network, map, safety, surface, traffic
routier/-ière
to be off the road building, construction, maintenance, repair, resurfacing
des routes
to be off the road accident
de la route

corduroy road in the PONS Dictionary

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corduroy [ˈkɔ:dərɔɪ, Am ˈkɔ:r-] N

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The result was a more solid but very bumpy surface that was referred to as a corduroy road.
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Corduroy roads and walks connecting the buildings are necessary because of the soft, slippery clay soil.
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It was a row of logs, 220 metres long, making up what was once a corduroy road.
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The ruins of what might have been a corduroy road are visible in the creek.
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Even after the horrendous first night, the fire still smouldered in places, burning in fallen logs and dry stumps and creeping through the logs of the corduroy roads.
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Corduroy roads can also be built as a foundation for other surfacing.
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It was like driving over icy corduroy roads every day for weeks on end.
thechronicleherald.ca
At numerous portages, corduroy roads had to be constructed.
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Corduroy roads provided a means for early land vehicles to cross over muskeg and swamp.
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A corduroy road was built to restore the route, and corduroy still underlays old sections of highway in the area.
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