feeder
adjective [before noun] /ˈfiː.dər/
/ˈfiː.dɚ/ Definition
› describes something that leads to or supplies a larger thing of the same type: a feeder road a feeder schoolRural and suburban roads
(Definition of feeder adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- back road noun
- beltway noun
- bypass noun (ROAD)
- byway noun
- dirt road noun
- highway noun
- main road noun
- orbital road noun
- rat run noun
- relief road noun
- ring road noun
- service road noun
- stock route noun
- the highways and byways idiom
- thoroughfare noun
- through route noun
- through traffic noun
- trunk road noun
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