: 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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New patrons built temples to other Hindu gods, some of their statues towering over roadsides.
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
The popular roadside attraction and town landmark was built in 1926 and remodeled in 1996.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Discoveries of bodies dumped by roadsides are a regular occurrence.
—César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The inn was the centerpiece of a roadside attraction called Santa Claus, Arizona, which was started in 1936 when the Hoover Dam was built.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
The popular roadside attraction and town landmark was built in 1926 and remodeled in 1996.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Discoveries of bodies dumped by roadsides are a regular occurrence.
—César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The inn was the centerpiece of a roadside attraction called Santa Claus, Arizona, which was started in 1936 when the Hoover Dam was built.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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