tote road

noun

: a road for hauling supplies especially into a lumber camp
the tote road to our clearing where we livedRobert Frost
sent a gang of swampers … into the woods to break a tote road and make campMichigan Log Marks

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“Tote road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tote%20road. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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