Alaska highway


a highway in nw canada and alaska, extending from e british columbia to fairbanks: built as a u.s. military supply route 1942. 1523 miles (2452 km) long.
historical examples

the pennsylvania meadow mouse is an abundant mammal along the alaska highway.
mammals taken along the alaska highway rollin h. baker

noun
a road extending from dawson creek, british columbia, to fairbanks, alaska: built by the us army (1942). length: 2452 km (1523 miles) originally called alcan highway

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