Corduroy (Verb)
Meaning
Build (a road) from logs laid side by side.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The old logging road was corduroyed through the wetlands to provide a stable base for heavy equipment.
- This remote area had been inaccessible until the trail was corduroyed with logs side by side.
- Engineers corduroyed the muck and mire that surrounded the excavation to ensure worker safety.
- Traversing the swamp required corduroying a path with available trees and branches.
- Crews had to corduroy sections of the forest road that were prone to mudslides during heavy rainfall.