concession road
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]So called because the land that comprised a row of lots that spanned the entire length of a new township was conceded by the Crown for this purpose.
Noun
[edit]concession road (plural concession roads)
- (Canada, historical) A road laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped Crown land to provide access to rows of newly surveyed lots intended for farming by new settlers.