Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slip road

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: slip road
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).

British usage

Etymology

From slip + road.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

slip roads (plural)

Synonyms

ramp access road

Questions

What does slip road mean?: A segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).
Where does slip road come from?: From slip + road.

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