fallbackroad
nounUK /ˈfɔːlbæk rəʊd/
US /ˈfɔːlbæk roʊd/
A fallbackroad is a backup road you can use if your main road is blocked.
When the highway was closed, we took the fallbackroad through the hills.
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2. A plan or option you use if your first plan fails.
Studying abroad was my fallbackroad if I didn't get the job.
3. A less important road used only when the main one is busy or closed.
The fallbackroad was narrow but saved us an hour of traffic.
4. A safe, familiar choice you return to when trying something new doesn't work.
After the startup failed, he went back to his fallbackroad of teaching.