ROAD | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of road – Learner’s Dictionary

road
noun
uk
/rəʊd/
us
A1 [ C, U ]
a long, hard surface built for vehicles to drive on:
Be careful when you cross the road.
The journey takes about three hours by road (= in a car, bus, etc).
Follow the main road (= large road) till you come to a church.
a road accident
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Road (written abbreviation Rd)
A1
used in the name of a road as part of an address:
142 Park Road
along/down/up the road
a distance away on the same road:
There's a supermarket just down the road.
over the road UK (UK/US across the road)
on the other side of the road:
Who lives in that big house over the road?
on the road
driving or travelling, usually over a long distance:
We'd been on the road for 48 hours.

(Definition of road from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of road

in Chinese (Traditional)
路, 公路,馬路, 街…
in Chinese (Simplified)
路, 公路,马路, 街…
in Spanish
carretera, calle, carretera [feminine…
in Portuguese
estrada, rodovia, estrada [feminine]…
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रस्ता…
道路, 車道, 道路(どうろ)…
yol, … sokağı…
route [feminine], rue [feminine], route…
carretera, carrer…
weg, -weg…
வாகனங்கள் சேர்ந்து பயணிக்க ஒரு நீண்ட, கடினமான மேற்பரப்பு கட்டப்பட்டது…
सड़क…
રસ્તો, માર્ગ…
vej, vej-, -vej…
gata, väg, väg[en]…
jalan, nama jalan, laluan…
die Straße, Straßen-…, der Weg…
vei [masculine], vei, gate…
سڑک, شاہراہ, گزر گاہ…
дорога, шлях, маршрут…
дорога, улица, проезжая часть…
రోడ్డు…
طَريق…
রাস্তা, রোড…
cesta, silnice, silniční…
jalan, Jalan, jalan menuju…
ถนน, เส้นทาง, วิถีทาง…
đường giao thông, phố, tuyến đường…
droga, szosa, ulica…
길…
strada, stradale, via…
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