Slip Road (Noun)
Meaning
A short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain they call an access road a slip road".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The driver carefully merged onto the highway using a slip road to join the busy expressway during rush hour.
- After missing the exit, we had to drive for a few more miles before we could use the next slip road to get off the motorway.
- In the UK, motorists use a slip road to enter or exit a motorway, which is a high-speed road with controlled access points.
- The GPS instructed us to take the slip road on the left to join the highway and continue our journey to the city.
- The slip road was closed due to construction, forcing us to take a detour and use an alternative route to access the expressway.