road
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- road (noun)
- road hog (noun)
- road map (noun)
- road rage (noun)
- road show (noun)
- road sign (noun)
- road test (noun)
- road trip (noun)
- road warrior (noun)
- dirt road (noun)
- frontage road (noun)
- high road (noun)
- middle–of–the–road (adjective)
- off–road (adjective)
- relief road (noun)
- ring road (noun)
- service road (noun)
- side road (noun)
- slip road (noun)
- trunk road (noun)
- Silk Road (proper noun)
- end (noun)
- hit (verb)
- show (noun)
plural
roads
plural
roads
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROAD
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a hard flat surface for vehicles, people, and animals to travel on
— often used in names
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see also middle-of-the-road, off-road, service road
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a paved/gravel/dirt road
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We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.
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He drove off the road.
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We parked by the side of the road.
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There are lots of cars on the road this morning.
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The roads around here are pretty bad. [=the roads are in bad condition]
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This is a busy road. [=many cars, trucks, etc., use this road]
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These country/mountain roads are beautiful.
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icy roads
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The post office is up/down this road a bit. [=a short distance further on this road]
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There's likely to be a lot of traffic on the main/major roads [=the roads most commonly used], so you may want to take back/side roads. [=roads that are less commonly used and that do not go through the main part of a city, town, etc.]
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the county's public/private roads
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The library is on River Road.
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a desolate stretch of road
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Miles of road lay ahead.
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The cabin is accessible by road.
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traveling on the open road [=on roads that are away from cities and towns]
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a process or a course of action that leads to a certain result
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see also high road
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the road to riches/success/victory
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They're heading down a dangerous road. [=they're following a course of action that could lead to a bad result]
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She had a stroke recently but is on the road to recovery. [=in the process of becoming healthy again]
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I've been/gone down this road before. [=I've had this kind of experience before; I've done this kind of thing before]
down the road
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in or into the future
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We don't know what the situation will be like a month/year down the road.
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They hope to expand the business somewhere down the road. [=at some time in the future]
for the road
— used to refer to an alcoholic drink that you have quickly before leaving a place
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I'll just have one (more) for the road. [=I'll have one more drink before I leave]
get the/this show on the road
hit the road
informal
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to begin a journey
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to go away
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leave
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We got up early and hit the road around 7:00.
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Well, I guess it's time to hit the road.
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She angrily told him to hit the road. [=get lost]
on the road
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traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.
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We've been on the road since Tuesday.
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Musicians often spend many months on the road.
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of a vehicle
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being used
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You don't see too many of those cars on the road anymore.
b
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in good enough condition to be legally driven
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It will cost $1,500 to get the car back on the road.
