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corduroy road

noun

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  1. A road paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side, used e.g. to cross…

    A road paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side, used e.g. to cross swampy areas.

    • 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.

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