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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024road /roʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a long, narrow stretch or way of land with a leveled surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, etc.;
street or highway:The dirt road led to the farmhouse. - a way or course:the road to peace.
Idioms- Idioms down the road, [Informal.]at some future time:promised she would cover that somewhere down the road.
- Idioms hit the road, [Informal.]to begin or continue traveling:Time to hit the road; let's go.
- Idioms one for the road, [uncountable][Informal.]a final alcoholic drink just before leaving.
- Idioms on the road:
- traveling or touring:The band has been on the road for almost two months.
- changing, as from one condition to another:on the road to recovery.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024On′ the Road′, - Literaturea novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024road (rōd),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Nautical, Naval TermsOften, roads. Also called roadstead. a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
- Miningany tunnel in a mine used for hauling.
- 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.
- one for the road, a final alcoholic drink taken just before departing from a party, tavern, or the like.
- on the road:
- traveling, esp. 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.
- take to the road, to begin a journey or tour. Also, take the road.
- the road, the places, usually outside of New York City, at which theatrical companies on tour generally give performances.
- Middle English rode, earlier rade, Old English rād a riding, journey on horseback, akin to rīdan to ride bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: road /rəʊd/ n - an open way, usually surfaced with asphalt or concrete, providing passage from one place to another
- (as modifier): road traffic, a road map, a road sign
- (in combination): the roadside
- a street
- (capital when part of a name): London Road
- US
short for railroad - Brit one of the tracks of a railway
- a way, path, or course: the road to fame
Also called: roadstead (often plural) 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
- leading a wandering life
- take the road, take to the road ⇒ to begin a journey or tour
- one for the road ⇒ informal a last alcoholic drink before leaving
Etymology: Old English rād; related to rīdan to ride, and to Old Saxon rēda, Old Norse reithˈroadless adj |