corpse road

noun

A route used to transport corpses, often from remote communities, to cemeteries where they could be buried.

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Meanings

nouncorpse road (plural corpse roads)

plural corpse roads

  1. historicalA route used to transport corpses, often from remote communities, to cemeteries where they could be buried.

    Corpse roads evolved, often over high ground, with resting places along the way.

    2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 70
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APA

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Chicago

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