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
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
Synonyms
Examples of road in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
No more heeding of solid lines on a road that mean don’t change lanes.
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Police also closed several major roads into the area, including Parkridge Avenue at Tesoro Way, Hidden Valley Parkway at Via Blairo and Corona Avenue at Gilmore Drive.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
After being used to transport commuters in Fairbanks, Bus 142 was purchased by the The Yutan Construction Co., which removed its engine and dragged it onto what is now the Stampede Trail via bulldozer in 1961 to house workers who were building an access road to a nearby mine.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
According to an April 21 news release, a Carroll County sheriff’s deputy near the intersection of Liberty and Ridge roads in Eldersburg saw a car speeding and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Police also closed several major roads into the area, including Parkridge Avenue at Tesoro Way, Hidden Valley Parkway at Via Blairo and Corona Avenue at Gilmore Drive.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
After being used to transport commuters in Fairbanks, Bus 142 was purchased by the The Yutan Construction Co., which removed its engine and dragged it onto what is now the Stampede Trail via bulldozer in 1961 to house workers who were building an access road to a nearby mine.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
According to an April 21 news release, a Carroll County sheriff’s deputy near the intersection of Liberty and Ridge roads in Eldersburg saw a car speeding and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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road
noun1
: roadstead
—often used in plural
2
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
b
3
: path sense 2b
the road to success
4
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
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