roadˈster noun

1. A horse, cycle or car suitable for ordinary use on the road
2. A coach driver or other traveller by road (obsolete)
3. An open car (orig US) with a rumble seat or large boot instead of a rear seat, and a single seat for two or three in front

roadˈworthiness noun

roadˈworthy adjective

Fit for the road

road agent noun (US; historical)

A highwayman

roadˈbed noun

1. The foundation of a railway track
2. The material laid down to form a road

roadˈblock noun

An obstruction set up across a road, eg to prevent the escape of a fugitive

road book noun

A guide-book to the roads of a district

roadˈ-borne adjective

Carried by road

road bridge noun

A bridge carrying a road

roadˈcraft noun

Knowledge and skill useful to drivers and other road-users

road end noun

The place where a road branches off from another

road fund licence noun

A former name for vehicle excise duty

road game noun (US)

1. A game played by a sports team while on tour
2. Loosely, an away game

roadˈheader noun

A tunnelling machine used in mining that excavates with a combination of cutting heads and pressurized water jets

road hog noun

A swinishly selfish or boorishly reckless motorist or other user of the road

roadˈ-hoggish adjective

roadˈholding noun

The extent to which a motor vehicle grips the road when in motion

roadˈhouse noun

A roadside public house, refreshment-room or inn catering for motorists, cyclists, etc

road hump noun

Any of a series of low ridges built into a road surface to slow traffic down, a sleeping policeman

road kill noun (esp N American)

1. The killing of an animal by a vehicle on a road, esp intentionally as a form of sport
2. The animal killed

road maker noun

roadˈ-making noun

roadˈman noun

1. A person who keeps a road in repair
2. A person who uses the roads, an itinerant
3. A competitor in road races

road manager noun

The tour manager for a rock band or other group, entertainer, etc, responsible for organizing venues, equipment, crew, etc

road map noun a map representing the road network in a particular area; a plan for achieving a goal via a series of intermediate stages (figurative).

road mender noun

roadˈ-mending noun

road metal noun

Broken stones for roads

roadˈ-metalling noun

road movie noun

A film with a narrative based on a journey, the latter often undertaken as an escape and having no definite destination

road pricing noun

The system of charging the driver of a vehicle for the use of a road (eg to reduce traffic in a city centre)

road rage noun

Uncontrolled anger or aggression between road users, often involving violence and injury

road roller noun

A heavy roller used in making roads

roadˈrunner noun

A type of cuckoo of the Californian and Mexican chaparral that is capable of running at great speed

road scraper noun

An implement for clearing roads of loose material

road sense noun

Aptitude for doing the right thing in driving or road-using in general

roadˈshow noun

1. A touring group of theatrical or musical performers
2. (a live broadcast from one of a series of venues, presented by) a touring disc jockey and his or her retinue
3. A promotional tour undertaken by any body or organization seeking publicity for its policies or products
4. Their performances

roadˈside noun

1. The border of a road
2. Wayside

adjective

By the side of a road

road sign noun

A sign along a road, motorway, etc giving information on routes, speed limits, etc to travellers

roadsˈman noun

1. A driver
2. A roadman

roadˈstead noun

A place near a shore where ships may ride at anchor

road surveyor noun

A person who supervises roads

road tax noun

Vehicle excise duty

road test noun

A test of a vehicle on the road for performance and roadworthiness (also figurative)

roadˈ-test transitive verb

road train noun (Aust)

A number of linked trailers towed by a truck, for transporting cattle, etc

road warrior noun (informal, chiefly US)

A person who travels extensively, esp for work

roadˈway noun

1. The way or part of a road or street used by traffic
2. The road surface

roadˈwork noun

Running on roads as a method of training for marathon runners, boxers, etc

roadˈworks plural noun

The building or repairing of a road, or work involving the digging up, etc of part of a road

down the road (chiefly N American)

In the future

hit the road see under hit

in or out of the (or one's) road

In or out of the way

one for the road

A last alcoholic drink before setting off

on the road

1. Travelling, esp as a commercial traveller or a tramp
2. On the way to some place

road up

Road surface being repaired

rule of the road see under rule

take the road

To set off, depart

take to the road

1. To become a highwayman (archaic), or a tramp
2. To set off for, or travel to, somewhere