Places & Getting Around · New Zealand slang

Metal road

A gravel road. 'Metal' means the loose gravel surface, which confuses everyone else on Earth.

"Slow down, it's metal road from here."

"Chipped the windscreen on the metal road."

by Bren · reader submitted

Origin & notes

From 'road metal', the crushed rock used in surfacing.

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