road
noun
ˈrōd 
1
: roadstead —often used in plural
2
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
especially : one lying outside of an urban district : highway
b
: roadbed sense 2b
3
: a route or way to an end, conclusion, or circumstance
on the road to success
4
: railway
5
: a series of scheduled visits or appearances (such as games or performances) in several locations or the travel necessary to make these visits
the team is on the road
on tour with the musical's road company
roadless
ˈrōd-ləs
adjective 
Synonyms
- arterial
- artery
- avenue
- boulevard
- carriageway [British]
- drag
- drive
- expressway
- freeway
- high road
- highway
- pass
- pike
- roadway
- route
- row
- street
- thoroughfare
- thruway
- trace
- turnpike
- way
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Example Sentences
We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk. He drove off the road. We parked by the side of the road. There are lots of cars on the road this morning. These country roads are beautiful. a desolate stretch of road Miles of road lay ahead. The cabin is accessible by road. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Tax season is upon us, but the road ahead doesn’t have to feel daunting. —
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023 The purpose is to answer as many questions as possible, while trying to stay on the virtual road without incident, which none found easy to do. —Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023 The Post examined the road to war in Ukraine, and Western efforts to unite to thwart the Kremlin’s plans, through extensive interviews with more than three dozen senior U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials. —Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023 Those were my thoughts upon hearing the unmistakable pitter-patter of runners’ footfalls on the gravel road. —Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023 Curtis crossed the four-lane road and got back to the car. —Murat Oztaskin, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023 The road ahead requires doing the job, putting up numbers and blocking out what will be significant and sustained noise. —Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023 In Kinshasa, ecstatic crowds filled stadiums and airport fields, or staked out spots along the road just to catch a glimpse. —Chico Harlan And Katharine Houreld, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023 The Velar was the lowest-to-the-ground Range Rover ever, aimed more at design-loving urbanites than drivers with off-road aspirations. —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023 See More
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023 The purpose is to answer as many questions as possible, while trying to stay on the virtual road without incident, which none found easy to do. —Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023 The Post examined the road to war in Ukraine, and Western efforts to unite to thwart the Kremlin’s plans, through extensive interviews with more than three dozen senior U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials. —Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023 Those were my thoughts upon hearing the unmistakable pitter-patter of runners’ footfalls on the gravel road. —Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023 Curtis crossed the four-lane road and got back to the car. —Murat Oztaskin, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023 The road ahead requires doing the job, putting up numbers and blocking out what will be significant and sustained noise. —Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023 In Kinshasa, ecstatic crowds filled stadiums and airport fields, or staked out spots along the road just to catch a glimpse. —Chico Harlan And Katharine Houreld, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023 The Velar was the lowest-to-the-ground Range Rover ever, aimed more at design-loving urbanites than drivers with off-road aspirations. —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English rode, from Old English rād ride, journey; akin to Old English rīdan to ride
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing road
Kids Definition
road
noun ˈrōd
1
: roadstead —often used in plural
2
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
b
: roadbed sense 2
3
: path sense 2b
the road to success
4
: railroad entry 1
5
: a series of visits to several places or the travel necessary to get there
the team plays five games on the road
traveled with the road company of the play
roads
noun
1
as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel I think we should take one of the less congested roads Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- highways
- streets
- thoroughfares
- freeways
- roadways
- expressways
- routes
- carriageways
- boulevards
- turnpikes
- arteries
- arterials
- interstates
- causeways
- drives
- ways
- lanes
- avenues
- motorways
- thruways
- pikes
- pike
- parkways
- rows
- high roads
- passes
- trails
- superhighways
- corridors
- alleys
- autobahns
- traces
- autoroutes
- byways
- beltways
- drags
- switchbacks
- alleyways
- bypasses
- tracks
- backstreets
- autostrade
- branches
- secondary roads
- crossroads
- through streets
- ring roads
- side streets
- side roads
- places
- circles
- high streets
- dual carriageways
- laneways
- autostradas
- cul-de-sacs
- corniches
- bystreets
- mews
- dead ends
- culs-de-sac
- Main Streets
- shunpikes
- closes
2
as in railways
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel the railway companies are continually repairing their roads Synonyms & Similar Words
- railways
- railroads
- rails
- elevateds
- elevated railroads
- els
- monorails