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Term of the Road Dictionary

estate road

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Types of Road
  • Definition : Road mainly providing access to dwellings in a housing area. Note: local here refers to functional designation, not jurisdictional responsibility.
  • Synonyms : access road / distributor road / tributary road / local road (US)

Anliegerstraße

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenarten
  • Definition : Straße in einem Gebiet mit städtischem Charakter, die hauptsächlich für den Zugang oder die Zufahrt zu den an ihr gelegenen Grundstücken bestimmt ist.
  • Synonyms : Erschließungsstraße / angebaute Straße / Aufschließungsstraße (AT)

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