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Definition of road in English: roadnoun rəʊdroʊd 1A wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use. as modifier a road accident in names they live at 15 Park Road mass noun the shipment of freight by road Example sentencesExamples - In the film, Gary and Jack meet more or less by accident when they steal a car and head off on the back roads through outback New South Wales towards Sydney.
- On Monday, we headed north to Montana along some narrow, winding two-lane mountain roads.
- Training horses to accept traffic, road works and roadside obstacles is more important than ever in these days of litigation and the increasing number of vehicles on the roads.
- Air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, often found in buildings near major roads, restrict the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
- New roads were constructed as wide boulevards to prevent fires from spreading from one side of the street to the other.
- His crisp white Greek Revival house still stands at a curve in the main road, momentarily blocking the bay view as you drive past.
- These channels sometimes undercut farm roads and fields, causing them to collapse.
- Consequently, in the absence of a good public transport system, the vehicles on Delhi's roads have swollen to around 2.7 million.
- The prison officers chased him, but he crossed a very busy main road and they lost him.
- If a road accident involves a rider who has dismounted and is leading their horse at the time, the rider would be classified as a pedestrian.
- The next day thousands of workers defied armed police and blockaded a major toll road into the provincial capital.
- Janet would walk across the road every morning and glean what knowledge she could from the two brothers while they were milking.
- He likes to restage legendary road accidents, such as the ones that killed James Dean, Grace Kelly and Jane Mansfield.
- Follow this road 1 1/2 miles northwest out of town to the Larson farm on the west side.
- The curving lines of the roads give them the look of village lanes, and the few cars that venture into the cul-de-sacs usually travel slowly.
- Make sure fences, walls and gates are in good repair, so children cannot slip through holes onto busy roads.
- Watch out for surface drainage when new roads or driveways are constructed in the area.
- A near-fatal road accident in 1925 dramatically altered the course of her life.
- For example a neutrally grey road surface illuminated by sunlight falling through green foliage may be violet; but its local colour remains grey.
- We travelled nine hours from Mexico City, and the bus let us off on the main road in the foothills, eight kilometres from town at midnight.
Synonyms highway, thoroughfare, roadway road surface North American pavement - 1.1 The part of a road intended for vehicles, especially in contrast to a verge or pavement.
Clara had to walk in the road to avoid black plastic rubbish sacks Example sentencesExamples - Two projectors set up in front of a crumbling assemblage of wood shacks beamed dual images of the gangs onto a ten-story housing project as the inhabitants of the barrio formed a crowd in the middle of the road.
- Two more black cars were parked, blocking the road in front of Zoe.
- 1.2historical with modifier A regular trade route for a particular commodity.
the Silk Road across Asia to the West - 1.3Mining An underground passage or gallery in a mine.
he had to work in a road about six feet wide - 1.4North American A railroad.
- 1.5British A railway track, especially as clear (or otherwise) for a train to proceed.
they waited for a clear road at Hellifield Junction
2A series of events or a course of action that will lead to a particular outcome. he's well on the road to recovery Example sentencesExamples - Anointing the house cricket Timothy as Pinocchio's conscience guide, the two set off on a series of wild and wacky adventures, each providing a valuable lesson on the road to becoming a real boy.
- Our story concerns the continuing growth and development of Anakin Skywalker on the road to becoming the greatest screen villain of all time.
- Even though her storyline - which follows João on the road to stardom, with several stopovers in prison - can seem underdeveloped, Ramos is always charismatic.
- Doubling their latest annual dividend suggests they're well on the road to recovery.
- Clearly, fascism could serve as a way station on the road to other forms of anticapitalism.
- The project has provided new knowledge and skills for many producers, setting them on the road to achieving this.
- A gang of petty thieves make a big score on an armored van, but instead of landing on easy street, they find themselves on the road to frustration.
- It's about how these children, many of whom lack self-confidence and are on the road toward delinquency, overcome challenges through this class.
- He said figuring out what caused the Columbia to break up could help pave the road to recovery.
- In many ways, we were on the road to perdition with agencies and advertisers.
- He has created a lavishly stunning, sweeping story of the little wooden doll's many adventures on the road to boyhood.
- Understanding this can aid teachers and learners as they make sense of interpersonal conflict on the road to forming successful groups.
- Eiriz's works resist the world and maintain a critical space apart from the propaganda of the world in a way profoundly akin to Adorno's formulation; they stand as powerful and moving signposts on the road to Dystopia.
- 2.1 A particular course or direction taken or followed.
the low road of apathy and alienation Example sentencesExamples - The bottom line to this week's two-step is that Zoellick and Lamy have a long road to walk before they get back to Doha.
- He is the great model of the free artist who follows his own, unimproved road.
- Authors of burlesque usually avoided the high ethical road of the satirist, who ridicules a folly or fashion in the hope of eradicating it.
- The path of voluptas led to earthly pleasure, while the road of virtue, which Hercules preferred, gave him ‘a place in the council of gods.’
Synonyms way, path, route, direction, course
3usually roadsoften in place names A partly sheltered stretch of water near the shore in which ships can ride at anchor. Synonyms anchorage, harbour, port, mooring, roads
Phrases they couldn't predict the disastrous war looming a few years down the road Example sentencesExamples - While action here may not help our industry next year, it may have a real impact down the road, she said.
- ‘The customer is more comfortable spending money if they know it will look the same down the road as when I hand it to them,’ she said.
- Ultimately, you'll need to establish that this greater worth translates into a higher sales price down the road.
- Do you want a well-designed house that fits your lifestyle today and years down the road?
- ‘I was worried about the implications but still thought they were five to ten years down the road,’ recalls Chapela.
- I think you'll see a 3-liter eventually, down the road.
- However, most respondents indicated they will feel more comfortable setting up a business five or ten years down the road.
- I think, down the road, they appreciate and remember that you took the time to tell them, he said.
- Down the road, the networking capability will lead to Internet applications, Yamaha says.
- I had to ask myself, ‘Should I really get this when I know it will air on TV, and also be part of a season set down the road?’
- A customer may not be ready to buy during the tour, but they remember the experience, keep business cards and call the artists or stop by one of the galleries a few months down the road.
informal In someone's way. she kept getting in my road Example sentencesExamples - ‘That's good,’ he said, ‘because it means you have been out of his road all night.’
- When Williams came around the screen and looked for room to drive, Baxter was directly in his road, cutting off access to the lane.
- If he's here too long he gets in my road, Cathy confirms.
- People in their right minds kept well out of his road.
- At feeding time, the dominant mare will walk up to the feed trough and pin her ears back, immediately all the other horses move out of her road.
- The question here is: ‘Should this country be led by someone who is prepared to go out and besmirch the reputations of anybody who gets in their road?’
informal A final drink before leaving a place. police forces are saying don't have one for the road—have none for the road Example sentencesExamples - Nothing can bring him back, but we hope that his death will make all of us realise the consequences of having one for the road
- You've got a thirty - mile drive home on icy roads and your friends are encouraging you to have another drink - one for the road.
- Ah then you'll be wanting one for the road then.
- ‘Too many individuals who know they should not drive can still be cajoled by friends or family to have one for the road,’ he said.
- He'd had a few, one or two, and one for the road, and decided to go into jealousy mode.
- I had one for the road and left Key West without any hard feelings.
- Of course, there is no harm in having one for the road too!
- I really should be going, but a tiny little one for the road sounds simply divine.
1On a long journey or series of journeys, especially as part of one's job as a sales representative or a performer. she has accompanied Michael Jackson on the road Example sentencesExamples - Shortly afterwards, the group does break with Towle, who's talking about accompanying them on the road.
- Accompanying them on the road are a cavalcade of young, willing, and available groupies, including the radiant, enigmatic Penny Lane.
- His daughter-in-law, Janet, is one of eight sales representatives who are on the road daily.
- I've been on the road recently, traveling mostly by car to visit some customers here in the New York area.
- Despite a perfect marriage to the perfect lady, he spent his time on the road as a travelling salesman, making friends and accepting every opportunity presented to him.
- Because of the popularity of their comedy show, they took the show on the road for a tour lasting six years.
- In the end, Forney takes his show on the road, performing live with his son at a heartland music festival to a bewildered audience of twelve.
- What keeps you on the road are the performances.
- Now the group send it on the road once more, touring to Australia, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Zurich and San Francisco.
- He brought to his performances the residual skills developed from years on the road, performing in front of live audiences.
Synonyms on tour, touring, travelling, doing the rounds, on the circuit - 1.1(of a person) without a permanent home and moving from place to place.
he was trying to survive on the road and failing Example sentencesExamples - He had moved out of the house he shared with his wife, Sharon, and was on the road with a teenage junkie named Dawn.
2(of a car) in use; able to be driven. I've been trying to get my old MG Tourer back on the road - 2.1(of or with reference to the price of a motor vehicle) including the cost of licence plates, tax, etc., so the vehicle is fully ready for use on public roads.
we found on-the-road prices from £5,780 to £6,151
out of the (or one's) road informal Out of someone's way. I expect you'd like me out of the road
take to the road (or take the road) Set out on a journey or series of journeys. the firm will take to the road for a programme of culinary events pick up your car in Kuala Lumpur, then take to the road, booking your hotel for the following night as you go Example sentencesExamples - She took to the road with the candidate, and threw herself into every aspect of the campaign, down to the candidate's wardrobe and hair.
- The play was part of the Dublin Fringe Festival, and now takes to the road for a nationwide tour which includes two performances in Sligo on April 23 and 24 at the Hawk's Well Theatre.
- The energetic troupe of performers from the Open Door Drama Group in Laois will once again be taking to the road.
- On the heels of his last album ‘Gone In The Head’, Wally and his band are taking to the road again with a new show.
- About two dozen artists are taking to the road in key electoral battleground states in hopes that their music can sway undecided voters to join their cause.
- The imro Showcase Tour, Ireland's longest running national music showcase tour, takes to the road again in March.
- The story follows the adventures of a desk cop who, when his ex-wife is viciously murdered and his beloved daughter kidnapped, takes to the road after the perpetrators.
- It was with a refreshed sense of purpose that they took to the road again.
- A celebration of life on the islands off Kerry's coast is now taking to the road.
- Even better, the producers became willing participants in Browne's most ambitious projects when the programme took to the road.
Derivatives adjective Over the past three decades, the Forest Service has allowed commercial development to encroach upon the roadless expanses. Example sentencesExamples - More than a million public comments were filed in support of the roadless rule, and more than 90 percent of the public comments on the snowmobile issue supported a ban.
- The Clinton administration elicited an outpouring of public support when it proposed a ban on roadbuilding, logging, and other destructive activities on 58.5 million roadless acres of national forest.
- Meanwhile, the overwhelming public support for protecting the last remaining Tongass roadless areas has been tossed out the window.
- The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless, with the villages scattered along high valleys.
Origin Old English rād 'journey on horseback', 'foray'; of Germanic origin; related to the verb ride. In Old English road meant ‘a journey on horseback’, and the word is related to ride. The sense of ‘a wide track to travel on’, the equivalent of street, did not appear until the end of the 16th century. The middle of the road has been the place for moderate views since the 1890s, originally in the context of US politics. The phrase has referred to easy-listening music since the late 1950s. The road less travelled to refer to an unconventional or unusual course of action comes from the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ (1916) by Robert Frost: ‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less travelled by, /And that has made all the difference’. See also hell, rage
Rhymes abode, bestrode, bode, code, commode, corrode, download, encode, erode, explode, forebode, goad, implode, load, lode, middle-of-the-road, mode, node, ode, offload, outrode, rode, sarod, Spode, strode, toad, upload, woad Definition of road in US English: roadnounrōdroʊd 1A wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use. Example sentencesExamples - The curving lines of the roads give them the look of village lanes, and the few cars that venture into the cul-de-sacs usually travel slowly.
- The prison officers chased him, but he crossed a very busy main road and they lost him.
- He likes to restage legendary road accidents, such as the ones that killed James Dean, Grace Kelly and Jane Mansfield.
- Air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, often found in buildings near major roads, restrict the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
- For example a neutrally grey road surface illuminated by sunlight falling through green foliage may be violet; but its local colour remains grey.
- His crisp white Greek Revival house still stands at a curve in the main road, momentarily blocking the bay view as you drive past.
- These channels sometimes undercut farm roads and fields, causing them to collapse.
- New roads were constructed as wide boulevards to prevent fires from spreading from one side of the street to the other.
- Training horses to accept traffic, road works and roadside obstacles is more important than ever in these days of litigation and the increasing number of vehicles on the roads.
- Watch out for surface drainage when new roads or driveways are constructed in the area.
- In the film, Gary and Jack meet more or less by accident when they steal a car and head off on the back roads through outback New South Wales towards Sydney.
- A near-fatal road accident in 1925 dramatically altered the course of her life.
- The next day thousands of workers defied armed police and blockaded a major toll road into the provincial capital.
- Janet would walk across the road every morning and glean what knowledge she could from the two brothers while they were milking.
- If a road accident involves a rider who has dismounted and is leading their horse at the time, the rider would be classified as a pedestrian.
- We travelled nine hours from Mexico City, and the bus let us off on the main road in the foothills, eight kilometres from town at midnight.
- Make sure fences, walls and gates are in good repair, so children cannot slip through holes onto busy roads.
- Consequently, in the absence of a good public transport system, the vehicles on Delhi's roads have swollen to around 2.7 million.
- On Monday, we headed north to Montana along some narrow, winding two-lane mountain roads.
- Follow this road 1 1/2 miles northwest out of town to the Larson farm on the west side.
Synonyms highway, thoroughfare, roadway - 1.1 The part of a road intended for vehicles, especially in contrast to a shoulder or sidewalk.
Example sentencesExamples - Two projectors set up in front of a crumbling assemblage of wood shacks beamed dual images of the gangs onto a ten-story housing project as the inhabitants of the barrio formed a crowd in the middle of the road.
- Two more black cars were parked, blocking the road in front of Zoe.
- 1.2historical with modifier A regular trade route for a particular commodity.
the Silk Road across Asia to the West - 1.3Mining An underground passage or gallery in a mine.
- 1.4North American A railroad.
- 1.5British A railroad track, especially as clear (or otherwise) for a train to proceed.
they waited for a clear road at Hellifield Junction
2A series of events or a course of action that will lead to a particular outcome. he's well on the road to recovery Example sentencesExamples - Our story concerns the continuing growth and development of Anakin Skywalker on the road to becoming the greatest screen villain of all time.
- Doubling their latest annual dividend suggests they're well on the road to recovery.
- He has created a lavishly stunning, sweeping story of the little wooden doll's many adventures on the road to boyhood.
- In many ways, we were on the road to perdition with agencies and advertisers.
- Clearly, fascism could serve as a way station on the road to other forms of anticapitalism.
- Understanding this can aid teachers and learners as they make sense of interpersonal conflict on the road to forming successful groups.
- Even though her storyline - which follows João on the road to stardom, with several stopovers in prison - can seem underdeveloped, Ramos is always charismatic.
- It's about how these children, many of whom lack self-confidence and are on the road toward delinquency, overcome challenges through this class.
- Eiriz's works resist the world and maintain a critical space apart from the propaganda of the world in a way profoundly akin to Adorno's formulation; they stand as powerful and moving signposts on the road to Dystopia.
- Anointing the house cricket Timothy as Pinocchio's conscience guide, the two set off on a series of wild and wacky adventures, each providing a valuable lesson on the road to becoming a real boy.
- He said figuring out what caused the Columbia to break up could help pave the road to recovery.
- The project has provided new knowledge and skills for many producers, setting them on the road to achieving this.
- A gang of petty thieves make a big score on an armored van, but instead of landing on easy street, they find themselves on the road to frustration.
- 2.1 A particular course or direction taken or followed.
the low road of apathy and alienation Example sentencesExamples - Authors of burlesque usually avoided the high ethical road of the satirist, who ridicules a folly or fashion in the hope of eradicating it.
- He is the great model of the free artist who follows his own, unimproved road.
- The bottom line to this week's two-step is that Zoellick and Lamy have a long road to walk before they get back to Doha.
- The path of voluptas led to earthly pleasure, while the road of virtue, which Hercules preferred, gave him ‘a place in the council of gods.’
Synonyms way, path, route, direction, course
3usually roads (often in place names) another term for roadstead Synonyms anchorage, harbour, port, mooring, roads
Phrases Example sentencesExamples - Ultimately, you'll need to establish that this greater worth translates into a higher sales price down the road.
- ‘The customer is more comfortable spending money if they know it will look the same down the road as when I hand it to them,’ she said.
- Do you want a well-designed house that fits your lifestyle today and years down the road?
- I think, down the road, they appreciate and remember that you took the time to tell them, he said.
- However, most respondents indicated they will feel more comfortable setting up a business five or ten years down the road.
- ‘I was worried about the implications but still thought they were five to ten years down the road,’ recalls Chapela.
- I think you'll see a 3-liter eventually, down the road.
- I had to ask myself, ‘Should I really get this when I know it will air on TV, and also be part of a season set down the road?’
- While action here may not help our industry next year, it may have a real impact down the road, she said.
- Down the road, the networking capability will lead to Internet applications, Yamaha says.
- A customer may not be ready to buy during the tour, but they remember the experience, keep business cards and call the artists or stop by one of the galleries a few months down the road.
informal In someone's way. Example sentencesExamples - When Williams came around the screen and looked for room to drive, Baxter was directly in his road, cutting off access to the lane.
- The question here is: ‘Should this country be led by someone who is prepared to go out and besmirch the reputations of anybody who gets in their road?’
- If he's here too long he gets in my road, Cathy confirms.
- At feeding time, the dominant mare will walk up to the feed trough and pin her ears back, immediately all the other horses move out of her road.
- ‘That's good,’ he said, ‘because it means you have been out of his road all night.’
- People in their right minds kept well out of his road.
informal A final drink, especially an alcoholic one, before leaving for home. Example sentencesExamples - You've got a thirty - mile drive home on icy roads and your friends are encouraging you to have another drink - one for the road.
- Of course, there is no harm in having one for the road too!
- I had one for the road and left Key West without any hard feelings.
- I really should be going, but a tiny little one for the road sounds simply divine.
- Ah then you'll be wanting one for the road then.
- ‘Too many individuals who know they should not drive can still be cajoled by friends or family to have one for the road,’ he said.
- He'd had a few, one or two, and one for the road, and decided to go into jealousy mode.
- Nothing can bring him back, but we hope that his death will make all of us realise the consequences of having one for the road
1On a long journey or series of journeys, especially as part of one's job as a sales representative or a performer. Example sentencesExamples - Shortly afterwards, the group does break with Towle, who's talking about accompanying them on the road.
- His daughter-in-law, Janet, is one of eight sales representatives who are on the road daily.
- Because of the popularity of their comedy show, they took the show on the road for a tour lasting six years.
- What keeps you on the road are the performances.
- He brought to his performances the residual skills developed from years on the road, performing in front of live audiences.
- Now the group send it on the road once more, touring to Australia, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Zurich and San Francisco.
- I've been on the road recently, traveling mostly by car to visit some customers here in the New York area.
- Accompanying them on the road are a cavalcade of young, willing, and available groupies, including the radiant, enigmatic Penny Lane.
- Despite a perfect marriage to the perfect lady, he spent his time on the road as a travelling salesman, making friends and accepting every opportunity presented to him.
- In the end, Forney takes his show on the road, performing live with his son at a heartland music festival to a bewildered audience of twelve.
Synonyms on tour, touring, travelling, doing the rounds, on the circuit - 1.1(of a person) without a permanent home and moving from place to place.
Example sentencesExamples - He had moved out of the house he shared with his wife, Sharon, and was on the road with a teenage junkie named Dawn.
2(of a car) in use; able to be driven. - 2.1(of or with reference to the price of a motor vehicle) including the cost of license plates, tax, etc., so the vehicle is fully ready for use on public roads.
we found on-the-road prices from 5,780 to 6,151 dollars
out of the (or one's) road informal Out of someone's way.
take to the road (or take the road) Set out on a journey or series of journeys. Example sentencesExamples - It was with a refreshed sense of purpose that they took to the road again.
- She took to the road with the candidate, and threw herself into every aspect of the campaign, down to the candidate's wardrobe and hair.
- On the heels of his last album ‘Gone In The Head’, Wally and his band are taking to the road again with a new show.
- A celebration of life on the islands off Kerry's coast is now taking to the road.
- Even better, the producers became willing participants in Browne's most ambitious projects when the programme took to the road.
- The play was part of the Dublin Fringe Festival, and now takes to the road for a nationwide tour which includes two performances in Sligo on April 23 and 24 at the Hawk's Well Theatre.
- The story follows the adventures of a desk cop who, when his ex-wife is viciously murdered and his beloved daughter kidnapped, takes to the road after the perpetrators.
- The energetic troupe of performers from the Open Door Drama Group in Laois will once again be taking to the road.
- The imro Showcase Tour, Ireland's longest running national music showcase tour, takes to the road again in March.
- About two dozen artists are taking to the road in key electoral battleground states in hopes that their music can sway undecided voters to join their cause.
Example sentencesExamples - Doctors could no longer reach Lost Valley by road and Jerry and Sarah could not afford to fly them in.
- Lying just inside the official boundary line between the two countries, Gretna was about 350 miles by road from London.
- ‘Getting the right type of green oak in the United Kingdom meant bringing it long distances by road,’ he says.
- Thought these systems are shipped out of Limerick by road, using up to a hundred trucks that pull right up to the facility loading bays.
- Approaching the fine port cities by sea shows them in a much more favourable light than arriving by road or airport.
- We travelled around the country mainly by road.
- Ten sea-miles from the town, and some thirty kilometres by road, it offers all the charms of seclusion.
- As he must want to go home, he can go by road, rail or water.
- It is designed to be shipped, and is easily transported by road and rail.
- This is covered in corrugated metal, and was prefabricated in Thessalonica, brought in by road and installed by crane - the only major part of the building not made locally.
Origin Old English rād ‘journey on horseback’, ‘foray’; of Germanic origin; related to the verb ride. |