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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
/ əʊ /
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
- ˈDz, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dz· adjective
- Dz··ness noun
- ·ٱ·Dz 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
She has done plenty of mountain marathons, but this will be her first on a road surface.
If neither the public transport mode share or the cars-on-the-road limit are met, then the second runway would be delayed until £350m of road improvements have been completed, it said.
A total of 20 people have now been arrested, and face charges including attempted murder, fire-raising, firearms offences and road traffic offences.
We didn’t have a plan, just each other and the puddled roads.
“I try to do two weekends on the road a month,” Tomlinson said.
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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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