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road

(rōd)

a. Abbr. Rd. An open, generally public way for the passage of vehicles, people, and animals.

b. The surface of a road; a roadbed.

2. A course or path: the road to riches.

3. A railroad.

4. often roads Nautical A roadstead.

Idioms:

down the road

In the future; at a later date.

on the road

1. On tour, as a theatrical company.

2. Traveling, especially as a salesperson.

3. Wandering, as a vagabond.

[Middle English rode, rade, a riding, road, from Old English rād; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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road

(rəʊd)

1. (Automotive Engineering)

a. an open way, usually surfaced with asphalt or concrete, providing passage from one place to another

b. (as modifier): road traffic; a road map; a road sign.

c. (in combination): the roadside.

2. (Human Geography)

a. a street

b. (capital when part of a name): London Road.

3. (Railways)

a. US short for railroad

b. Brit one of the tracks of a railway

4. a way, path, or course: the road to fame.

5. (Nautical Terms) (often plural) nautical Also called: roadstead a partly sheltered anchorage

6. (Mining & Quarrying) a drift or tunnel in a mine, esp a level one

7. hit the road slang to start or resume travelling

8. on the road

a. travelling, esp as a salesman

b. (of a theatre company, pop group, etc) on tour

c. leading a wandering life

9. take the road take to the road to begin a journey or tour

10. one for the road informal a last alcoholic drink before leaving

[Old English rād; related to rīdan to ride, and to Old Saxon rēda, Old Norse reith]

ˈroadless adj

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road

(roʊd)

n.

1. a long, narrow stretch with a leveled or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc.; street or highway.

2. a way or course: the road to peace.

3. Often, roads. roadstead.

4. railroad.

5. any tunnel in a mine used for hauling.

Idioms:

down the road, at some future time.

[before 900; Middle English rode, earlier rade, Old English rād a journey on horseback, akin to rīdan to ride]

road

- First meant "riding" or "hostile incursion on horseback"—a sense preserved in "inroads."

street

– road – lane

1. 'street'

A street is a road in a town or large village, usually with houses or other buildings built alongside it.

The two men walked slowly down the street.

They went into the café across the street.

2. 'road'

Road is a very general word for a paved way in a town or between towns. You can use road in almost any context where street is used. For example, you can say 'They walked down the street' or 'They walked down the road'. You can also use road for paved ways in the countryside.

The road to the airport was blocked.

They drove up a steep, twisting mountain road.

3. 'lane'

A lane is a narrow road, usually in the countryside.

There's a cottage at the end of the lane.

He rode his horse down a muddy lane.

A lane is also one of the parts of a large road such as a motorway, which has more than one line of traffic going in each direction.

She accelerated into the fast lane.

Are taxis allowed to use the bus lane?

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Noun	1.	road - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation route access road, slip road - a short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain they call an access road a slip road" bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) bypath, byroad, byway - a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) causeway - a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand clearway - a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) corduroy - a road made of logs laid crosswise crest, crown - the center of a cambered road detour, roundabout way - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) parkway, drive - a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" driveway, private road, drive - a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another rail line, railway line, line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed pavement, paving - the paved surface of a thoroughfare post road - a road over which mail is carried roadbed - a bed supporting a road roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel shortcut, crosscut, cutoff - a route shorter than the usual one berm, shoulder - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" side road - a minor road branching off of a main road skid road - a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled speedway - road where high speed driving is allowed thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another cart track, cartroad, track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough one rotary, roundabout, traffic circle, circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around turnoff - a side road where you can turn off; "I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way" turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	2.	road - a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame" means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" royal road - an auspicious way or means to achieve something; "the royal road to success"

road

noun

1. roadway, street, highway, motorway, track, direction, route, path, lane, avenue, artery, pathway, carriageway, thoroughfare, course There was very little traffic on the roads.

2. way, course, direction, route, path on the road to recovery

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road

noun

A course affording passage from one place to another:

avenue, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, roadway, route, street, superhighway, thoroughfare, thruway, turnpike, way.

Translations

إخْتِصار لِكَلِمَة: طريقطَريقطَرِيقطَريق، مَسْلَكعلى طَريق السُّقوط والدَّمار

silnicesilničnísměrtřídaulice

vejgade

Straße Weg StraßenRoadmovieRoute

δρόμος οδός

camino carretera calle ruta vía

tee

tie

route chemintrimardchaussée

cestaput

jalan

leiîleiî, vegurvegur-vegur, -gata

strada via cammino essere in viaggio tutta la settimana percorso

道路

길

kelio darbaikelio užtvarakelių transportukelių žemėlapispakelė

ceļšielavirziens

weg baan straat

vei veg

droga

estrada rodovia via caminho

дорога дорожка дорожный

cestný

cesta

väg

ถนน

yol cadde sokağı

con đường

道路走向…的道路路途径

road

[rəʊd]

A. N

1. (residential: Road) → calle f; (= main road) → carretera f; (= route) → camino m; (= surface) → firme m; (= roadway, not pavement) → calzada f
at the 23rd kilometre on the Valencia road → en el kilómetro 23 de la carretera de Valencia
"road narrows" → estrechamiento de la calzada
"road up" → cerrado por obras
across the road → al otro lado de la calle
she lives across the road from us → vive en frente de nosotros
by road → por carretera
to hold the road [car] → agarrar, tener buena adherencia
to be off the road [car] → estar fuera de circulación
to be on the road (= be travelling) → estar en camino (Comm) → ser viajante de comercio (Mus, Theat) → estar de gira
the dog was wandering on the road → el perro iba andando por mitad de la calzada
he shouldn't be allowed on the road → no deberían permitirle conducir
my car is on the road again → he vuelto a poner mi coche en circulación
to take the road → ponerse en camino (to X para ir a X) to take to the road [tramp] → ponerse en camino
the road to Teruel → el camino de Teruel

2. (fig)
somewhere along the road → tarde o temprano
our relationship has reached the end of the road → nuestras relaciones han llegado al punto final
to be on the right road → ir por buen camino
the road to success → el camino del éxito
he's on the road to recovery → se está reponiendo
we're on the road to disaster → vamos camino del desastre
one for the road → la penúltima
to have one for the road → tomarse la penúltima (copa)
the road to hell is paved with good intentions → con buenas intenciones no basta
see also Rome

3. (fig) (= way) to get out of the road → quitarse de en medio

4. roads (Naut) (= roadstead) → rada fsing

B. CPD road accident N → accidente m de tráfico, accidente m de circulación, accidente m de tránsito (LAm)
road book N → libro m de mapas e itinerarios
road bridge N → puente m de carretera
road construction N → construcción f de carreteras
road haulage N → transporte m por carretera
road haulier N (= company) → compañía f de transporte por carretera; (= person) → transportista mf
road hump N → banda f sonora, banda f de desaceleración
road junction N → empalme m
road manager N (Mus) → encargado/a m/f del transporte del equipo
road map N (lit) → mapa m de carreteras; (for future actions) → hoja f de ruta
road map to peace → hoja f de ruta para la paz
road metal N → grava f, lastre m
road movie N → película f de carretera, road movie f
road pricing N (Brit) sistema electrónico que permite el cobro de peaje a conductores en ciertas carreteras
road race N → carrera f en carretera
road racer N (Cycling) → ciclista mf de fondo en carretera
road rage N conducta agresiva de los conductores
road repairs NPL → obras fpl en la vía
road roller N → apisonadora f
road safety N → seguridad f vial
road sense N → conocimiento m de la carretera
road sign N → señal f de tráfico
road sweeper N (= person) → barrendero/a m/f; (= vehicle) → máquina f barrendera
road tax N → impuesto m de rodaje
road test N → prueba f en carretera
road traffic accident N = road accident road transport N → transportes mpl por carretera
road trial N = road test road user N → usuario/a m/f de la vía pública
road vehicle N → vehículo m de motor, vehículo m de carretera

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road

[ˈrəʊd]

(for travelling) → route f
There's a lot of traffic on the roads → Il y a beaucoup de circulation sur les routes.
main road → grande route
major road → grande route
minor road → voie f secondaire
by road
It takes four hours by road → Il y a quatre heures de route.
to travel by road (by car) → voyager en voiture
They will travel by road to Jordan → Ils iront en Jordanie en voiture.; (by bus) → voyager en bus
They will travel by road to Jordan → Ils iront en Jordanie en bus.
"road up" (British) → "attention travaux"
to be on the road [person, driver] → être sur la route; [band] → être en tournée
to hit the road again → reprendre la route
Let's hit the road! → En route!

(in town) (= street) → rue f
They live across the road → Ils habitent de l'autre côté de la rue.

(fig) (= way) → chemin, voie f
on the road to success → sur le chemin de la réussite
to be on the road to recovery → être en voie de guérison

modif [access, link, transport, network, system] → routier/ière; [building, closures] → de routes; [maintenance] → des routesroad accident n → accident m de la circulationroad atlas n → atlas m routier

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road

→ Straße f; “road up” (Brit) → „Straßenbauarbeiten“; “road narrows” → „Straßenverengung“; by road (send sth) → per Spedition; (travel) → mit dem Bus/Auto etc; she lives across the road (from us) → sie wohnt gegenüber (von uns); my car is off the road just now → ich kann mein Auto momentan nicht benutzen; my car has never been/is never off the road → mein Auto war noch nie/ist nie in der Werkstatt; I hope to put the car back on the road soon → ich hoffe, das Auto bald wieder fahren zu können; this vehicle shouldn’t be on the road → das Fahrzeug ist nicht verkehrstüchtig; he is a danger on the road → er ist eine Gefahr für den Straßenverkehr; to take to the road → sich auf den Weg machen, losfahren; (as tramp) → Vagabund werden; to be on the road (= travelling) → unterwegs sein; (theatre company) → auf Tournee sein; (car) → fahren; is this the road to London? → geht es hier nach London?; the London road → die Straße nach London; “Westlands/London road” → „Westlandsstraße/Londoner Straße“; to have one for the road (inf) → zum Abschluss noch einen trinken; gentleman of the road → Vagabund m

(fig) → Weg m; you’re on the right road (lit, fig) → Sie sind auf dem richtigen Weg; on the road to ruin/success → auf dem Weg ins Verderben/zum Erfolg; somewhere along the road he changed his mind → irgendwann hat er seine Meinung geändert; you’re in my road (Brit dial inf) → du bist mir im Weg; (get) out of the road! (Brit dial inf) → geh weg!; any road (Brit dial inf) = anyhow

roads pl (Naut) → Reede f

(US) = railroad

road

in cpds → Straßen-;

road accident

n → Verkehrsunfall m

roadblock

n → Straßensperre f

road book

n → Straßenatlas m

road conditions

pl → Straßenzustand m

road construction

n (US) → Straßenbau m

road contractor

n → Fuhrunternehmer(in) m(f); (= company) → Fuhrunternehmen nt

road-fund licence

n (Brit) → ˜ Verkehrssteuer f

road haulage

n (esp Brit) → Spedition f

road haulier, (US) road hauler

n → Spediteur(in) m(f); (= company) → Spedition f

road hog

n (inf) → Verkehrsrowdy m (inf)

roadholding (ability)

n → Straßenlage f; (of tyres) → Griffigkeit f

roadhouse

n → Rasthaus nt

road

road improvement

n → Straßenausbau m

roadmaking

n → Straßenbau m

roadman

n (inf) → Straßenbauarbeiter m

road manager

n (of pop group) → Roadmanager(in) m(f)

roadmender

n → Straßenbauarbeiter(in) m(f)

road metal

n → Straßenschotter m

road movie

n → Roadmovie nt

road pricing

n (Brit) → Straßenbenutzungsgebühren pl

road race

n → Straßenrennen nt

road racer

n (= bicycle) → Rennrad nt (für Straßenrennen)

road rage

n → Aggressivität f → im Straßenverkehr

road rager

n → aggressiver Straßenverkehrsteilnehmer, aggressive Straßenverkehrsteilnehmerin

roadroller

n → Straßenwalze f

road safety

n → Verkehrssicherheit f, → Sicherheit f → im Straßenverkehr

road salt

n → Streusalz nt

road sense

n → Verkehrssinn m

road show

n (Theat) → Tournee f

roadside

n → Straßenrand m; along or by the road → am Straßenrand

adj stall, toilet, pub → an der Straße; a road bomb → eine Bombe, die im Straßengraben versteckt ist; road check → Straßenkontrolle f; road ditch → Straßengraben m; road repairs (professional) → Sofortdienst m; (done alone) → Reparatur f → am Straßenrand; road shrine → Wegkreuz nt

roadsign

n → (Straßen)verkehrszeichen nt

roadstead

n (Naut) → Reede f

road

roadsweeper

n (= person) → Straßenkehrer(in) m(f); (= vehicle) → Straßenkehrmaschine f

road tax

n (Brit) → Kraftfahrzeugsteuer f

road test

n → Straßentest m

road-test

vt → Probe fahren

road toll

n → Straßenbenutzungsgebühr f, → Maut(gebühr) f

road traffic accident

n → Verkehrsunfall m

road transport

n → Straßengüterverkehr m

road trials

pl (= road-test) → Straßentest m; (= rally) → Straßenwettbewerb m

road user

n → Verkehrsteilnehmer(in) m(f)

roadway

n → Fahrbahn f

roadwork

n (Sport) → Straßentraining nt

roadworks

pl (Brit) → Straßenbauarbeiten pl

roadworthiness

n (of car) → Verkehrstüchtigkeit f, → Verkehrssicherheit f

roadworthy

adj → verkehrstüchtig, verkehrssicher

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road

[rəʊd]

1. n (route) (fig) → strada, via; (residential, Road) → via
main road → strada principale
A-/B-road → strada statale/secondaria
country road → strada di campagna
it takes 4 hours by road → sono 4 ore di macchina (or in camion )
just across the road (from) → proprio di fronte a
to be off the road (car, for repairs) → essere in riparazione (laid up) → essere fuori uso
he shouldn't be allowed on the road → dovrebbero togliergli la patente
that car shouldn't be allowed on the road → non dovrebbero lasciar circolare quella macchina
to hold the road (Aut) → tenere la strada
"road up" → "attenzione: lavori in corso"
to be on the road (pop group) → essere in tournée (salesman) → viaggiare
on the road to success → sulla via del successo
to take to the road (tramp) → darsi al vagabondaggio
to have one for the road (fam) → bere il bicchiere della staffa
somewhere along the road (fig) → a un certo punto

2. adj (accident, sign) → stradale

road

(rəud) noun

1. a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on. This road takes you past the school; (also adjective) road safety.

2. (often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets. His address is 24 School Road.

3. a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere. We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.

4. a way that leads to something. the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.

ˈroadblock noun

a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic. to set up a roadblock.

road map

a map showing the roads of (part of) a country.

ˈroadside noun

the ground beside a road. flowers growing by the roadside; (also adjective) a roadside café.

ˈroadway noun

the part of a road on which cars etc travel. Don't walk on the roadway.

ˈroadworks noun plural

the building or repairing of a road. The traffic was held up by the roadworks.

ˈroadworthy adjective

good enough or safe to be used on the road. Is this car roadworthy?

ˈroadworthiness noun

by road

in a lorry, car etc. We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road.

road

→ طَرِيق silnice vej Straße δρόμος carretera tie route cesta strada 道路 길 weg vei droga estrada, rodovia дорога väg ถนน yol con đường 道路

road

n. camino, carretera; curso.

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We had hardly proceeded a third of the way down the Avenue Road when I saw a cab draw up at a house a few doors below us, on the opposite side of the way.

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"Please, miss," said the shaggy man, "can you tell me the road to Butterfield?"

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If Kutuzov decided to abandon the road connecting him with the troops arriving from Russia, he would have to march with no road into unknown parts of the Bohemian mountains, defending himself against superior forces of the enemy and abandoning all hope of a junction with Buxhowden.

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"Yes, but he didn't say anything about shaking him up over forty miles of rough road," the other protested.

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The good stallion took the sledge along at a brisk pace over the smooth-frozen road through the village, the runners squeaking slightly as they went.

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As the child complained of hunger and thirst, she climbed over the fence with him; and, sitting down behind a large rock which concealed them from the road, she gave him a breakfast out of her little package.

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It is almost dark, and the road is difficult to hit; besides, there have been several robberies committed lately between this and Bristol.

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Where the road zigzagged above, they glimpsed through the trees four sorrel horses trotting swiftly, and the flying wheels of a small, tan-painted trap.

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TO THE MEMORY OF Aunt Mary Lawson WHO TOLD ME MANY OF THE TALES REPEATED BY THE STORY GIRL Once upon a time we all walked on the golden road. It was a fair highway, through the Land of Lost Delight; shadow and sunshine were blessedly mingled, and every turn and dip revealed a fresh charm and a new loveliness to eager hearts and unspoiled eyes.

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MY curiosity, in a sense, was stronger than my fear, for I could not remain where I was, but crept back to the bank again, whence, sheltering my head behind a bush of broom, I might command the road before our door.

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In Woking the shops had closed when the tragedy happened, and a number of people, shop people and so forth, attracted by the stories they had heard, were walking over the Horsell Bridge and along the road between the hedges that runs out at last upon the common.

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"I stand aside, messieurs, by my heap of stones, to see the soldiers and their prisoner pass (for it is a solitary road, that, where any spectacle is well worth looking at), and at first, as they approach, I see no more than that they are six soldiers with a tall man bound, and that they are almost black to my sight--except on the side of the sun going to bed, where they have a red edge, messieurs.