the open road

noun

: roads that are away from cities and towns
traveling on the open road

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This motorcycle gave young enthusiasts a taste of the open road. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Fandango concerns a group of college buddies in the early 1970s hitting the open road. Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024 The new spot, which has been released in advance online, is a radical departure from WeatherTech’s consistent Made in America messaging, shifting to a carload of 70-something women raising hell on the open road while keeping the interior pristine, thanks to the floor mats. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 When travelling on the open road at higher velocities, wind resistance increases exponentially and undermines fuel economy in a different way, but the losses are not as great as those caused by repetitive braking and reacceleration. Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the open road

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“The open road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20road. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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