Etymology

stroad

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Today it means: A combination of a street and a road that is too wide and fast to be friendly to pedestrians while having too many intersections and driveways to move cars efficiently. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of street + road. Coined by American engineer and author Charles Marohn in 2011.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.