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cartroad

DEFINITIONS OF: cartroad

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n any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

Synonyms:
cart track, track
Examples:
Chisholm Trail
a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
Iditarod Trail
a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome
Santa Fe Trail
a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
Types:
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portage
overland track between navigable waterways
trail
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
cattle trail
a trail over which cattle were driven to market
deer trail
a trail worn by the passage of deer
horse-trail
a trail for horses
Indian trail
a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians
mountain trail
a trail through mountainous country
ski run, ski trail
trail or slope prepared for skiing
Type of:
road, route
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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