[Vocabulary] approach road / side road

[Mnemon]

I'm having trouble distinguishing between an approach road and a side road. Could someone explain the difference?

Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

What have you found by searching for definitions/usages of each online?

 

[ProbusMkII]

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[Mnemon]

What have you found by searching for definitions/usages of each online?

Well, here's what I've found online:

approach road
noun
British
A road leading up to a particular place or feature.

side road
noun

A minor or subsidiary road, especially one joining or diverging from a main road.

Source: Lexico Dictionary

Could it be said that an approach road is a side road of some sort?

 

[Tarheel]

A side road intersects a main road. (There are millions of them.)

An approach road leads to a certain feature -- for example, the approach road to Old Faithful.

 

[tedmc]

An approach road road is the main access road to a place. A side road, as its name suggests, is a road of secondary importance.