noun phrase
Street Slang
the feeder
· noun phrase · texas
Texan for the highway frontage/access road.
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Definitions
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What the rest of America calls a frontage road or service road, Houstonians call the feeder. It's the parallel surface street that feeds traffic on and off the freeway — and where half the city's strip malls, taquerias and gas stations live.
“Exit Westheimer and stay on the feeder 'til you see the Whataburger.”
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the feeder In A Sentence
Exit Westheimer and stay on the feeder 'til you see the Whataburger.
Origin & Usage
Texas highway vernacular — the road 'feeds' the freeway. Especially entrenched in Houston due to its endless feeder-lined freeways.
Variants
feeder road
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