1A road formed of skids along which logs were hauled.
〈北美〉横木滑道
Example sentencesExamples
Use mulch, gravel, and/or rock if needed to help stabilize fills where roads and skid roads cross streams.
A water-bar looks like a two - to three-foot high, diagonal speed bump built of dirt on a skid road.
Ginger and I spent a day clearing some 500 feet of the old skid roads over the Memorial Day weekend.
Damaged trees along skid roads further detract from the visual appearance of the forest.
Arrows indicate the path of the Caterpillar as it tumbled off the skid road into the ravine.
A turn-out directs the water off the side of the skid road, whereas a sloping turn up sheds water at its base.
Hauling 4 or 5 logs at a time over greased skid roads, the oxen muscled the timber down to the beach.
The impetus for minimizing the length of the skid roads was considerable.
Congregating stems beside centralized skid roads minimizes disturbance to the ground and it minimizes the need for numerous skid roads.
The trails are old skid roads winding through young trees and offer views of the surrounding area.
Spur roads and skid roads may have to be reclaimed or rehabilitated if access constraints are required.
After moving the logs along skid roads to tide water, small teams of horses where used to form log booms.
1.1historical A part of a town frequented by loggers.
〈史〉伐木工常去的城镇场所
2
another term for skid row
Example sentencesExamples
Yet only about 3 percent of alcoholics are on skid road.
Although Latinos control the cocaine trade in the Downtown Eastside, officers have been vilified by advocacy groups for shaking down suspects on skid road.
Definition of skid road in US English:
skid road
nounˈskid ˌrōd
North American
1A road along which logs are hauled.
〈北美〉横木滑道
Example sentencesExamples
A turn-out directs the water off the side of the skid road, whereas a sloping turn up sheds water at its base.
Ginger and I spent a day clearing some 500 feet of the old skid roads over the Memorial Day weekend.
The trails are old skid roads winding through young trees and offer views of the surrounding area.
Hauling 4 or 5 logs at a time over greased skid roads, the oxen muscled the timber down to the beach.
After moving the logs along skid roads to tide water, small teams of horses where used to form log booms.
The impetus for minimizing the length of the skid roads was considerable.
Spur roads and skid roads may have to be reclaimed or rehabilitated if access constraints are required.
Damaged trees along skid roads further detract from the visual appearance of the forest.
A water-bar looks like a two - to three-foot high, diagonal speed bump built of dirt on a skid road.
Use mulch, gravel, and/or rock if needed to help stabilize fills where roads and skid roads cross streams.
Arrows indicate the path of the Caterpillar as it tumbled off the skid road into the ravine.
Congregating stems beside centralized skid roads minimizes disturbance to the ground and it minimizes the need for numerous skid roads.
1.1historical A part of a town frequented by loggers.
〈史〉伐木工常去的城镇场所
1.2
another term for skid row
Example sentencesExamples
Although Latinos control the cocaine trade in the Downtown Eastside, officers have been vilified by advocacy groups for shaking down suspects on skid road.
Yet only about 3 percent of alcoholics are on skid road.