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Noun: skid road
  1. A road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
    "The loggers constructed a skid road to transport the timber down the mountain"
     
  2. The district of a town frequented by loggers
    "The old skid road was filled with rowdy bars and cheap hotels"

Derived forms: skid roads

Type of: quarter, road, route

Encyclopedia: Skid road