winter road

noun

A type of temporary road that is only accessible in continuous long-term subfreezing weather, typically only open during deep winter, across terrain that in warmer weather is composed of mud, muskeg, swamp, open water, and similar.

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Meanings

nounwinter road (plural winter roads)

plural winter roads

  1. A type of temporary road that is only accessible in continuous long-term subfreezing weather, typically only open during deep winter, across terrain that in warmer weather is composed of mud, muskeg, swamp, open water, and similar.
  2. A trail that is only open in winter.

Translations

Finnish talvitie
  • talvitietype of road
Swedish vinterväg
  • vintervägtype of road
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APA

winter road. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20road

MLA

“winter road.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20road. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winter road,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20road.

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