Phrase guide

slip road

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a short road giving access to an expressway

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in Britain they call an access road a slip road

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: access road

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: road, route

History

Etymology

From slip + road.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: frakørsel — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Danish: tilkørsel — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Dutch: afrit — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Finnish: ramppi — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Finnish: liittymätie — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • French: bretelle d'autoroute — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • French: bretelle — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • German: Auffahrt — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • German: Abfahrt — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Irish: sliosbhóthar — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Malay: jalan susur — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Polish: droga wjazdowa na autostradę — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Polish: droga wyjazdowa z autostrady — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Russian: въезд на автомагистраль (vʺjezd na avtomagistralʹ) — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Russian: съезд с автомагистрали (sʺjezd s avtomagistrali) — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Swedish: avfart — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Swedish: avfartsväg — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Welsh: slipffordd — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Welsh: ffordd ymadael — a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads