1. the act of building a road or path using logs laid side by side across swampy or muddy ground
Usage: construction; historical

Examples

• The pioneers were corduroying the muddy trail to make it passable for wagons.
• Corduroying was essential for crossing the swampy areas during westward expansion.
• The construction crew began corduroying the wetland section of the new trail.
• After corduroying the boggy ground, travelers could finally cross safely.
• The old logging road showed evidence of corduroying from decades past.