roadside

noun

road·​side ˈrōd-ˌsīd How to pronounce roadside (audio)
: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadside adjective

Examples of roadside in a Sentence

a hamburger stand on the roadside
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Only her car, found abandoned by two hunters on a rural roadside the next morning, and her two smashed cell phones, discovered near a neighbor's house, remained. Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024 Other add-ons include roadside assistance, rate lock and rideshare insurance. Brian Sloan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 For fans of quirky roadside oddities, the giant carrots are relatively popular. Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024 Despite this, numerous roadside zoos remain operational in the United States, and the debate continues. Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for roadside 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roadside was circa 1657

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Cite this Entry

“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

roadside

1 of 2 noun
road·​side
ˈrōd-ˌsīd
: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road

roadside

2 of 2 adjective
: located by the side of a road
roadside hamburger stand

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