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Rat run
noun
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Definitions
1.
noun
A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.
2.
verb
To drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.
Synonyms
runabout
subroute
rundel
route
race track
runlet
routeway
runner
rat race
rat-race
road
rutway
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