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road
[ rohd ]
noun
- a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- a way or course:
the road to peace.
- a railroad.
- Often roads. Also called roadstead. Nautical. a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
- Mining. any tunnel in a mine used for hauling.
- the road, the places, usually outside of New York City, at which theatrical companies on tour generally give performances.
road
/ rəʊd /
noun
- an open way, usually surfaced with asphalt or concrete, providing passage from one place to another
- ( as modifier )
a road sign
a road map
road traffic
- ( in combination )
the roadside
- a street
- ( capital when part of a name )
London Road
- short for railroad
- one of the tracks of a railway
- a way, path, or course
the road to fame
- Also calledroadstead often plural nautical a partly sheltered anchorage
- a drift or tunnel in a mine, esp a level one
- hit the road slang.to start or resume travelling
- on the road
- travelling, esp as a salesman
- (of a theatre company, pop group, etc) on tour
- leading a wandering life
- take the road or take to the roadto begin a journey or tour
- one for the road informal.a last alcoholic drink before leaving
Derived Forms
- ˈroadless, adjective
Other Words From
- road·less adjective
- road·less·ness noun
- in·ter·road adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of road1
Idioms and Phrases
- burn up the road, Slang. to drive or move very fast.
- down the road, in the future:
Economists see higher interest rates down the road.
- hit the road, Slang. to begin or resume traveling:
We hit the road before sunrise.
- on the road,
- traveling, especially as a sales representative.
- on tour, as a theatrical company:
The musical ends its New York run next week to go on the road.
- started; under way:
We need funds to get the project on the road.
- one for the road, a final alcoholic drink taken just before departing from a party, tavern, or the like.
- take to the road, to begin a journey or tour. Also take the road.
- take the high road. take the high road ( def ).
More idioms and phrases containing road
- all roads lead to Rome
- down the line (road)
- end of the line (road)
- get the show on the road
- hit the road
- one for the road
- on the road
Example Sentences
We heard it everywhere across the country that many people took to the open roads thinking that they could speed, and speed significantly.
However, temperatures should fall below freezing not long after dark, creating some slick spots on untreated roads and walkways.
Temperatures are 31 to 33 degrees north of the Beltway, where you may encounter slick spots, especially on untreated roads.
Driving along the C&O Canal Scenic Byway makes for a great road trip.
At that point, temperatures may fall closer to freezing and snow accumulation may pick up, even on roads.
So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.
As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.
Shrubs and small trees dot a parched landscape along the road from Turbat to the border.
For many Republicans presidential hopefuls, the road to the nomination passes through the Hawkeye State.
All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.
What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.
She set off down Trafalgar Road in the mist and the rain, glad that she had been compelled to walk.
The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
The intricacies and abrupt turns in the road separated him from his immediate followers.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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