road
♦♦♦ road /r'oʊd/ (roads)
1 [N-COUNT] oft in names, also by N
A road is a long piece of hard ground which is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other.
There was very little traffic on the roads...
We just go straight up the Bristol Road...
Buses carry 30 per cent of those travelling by road...
...road accidents...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, N to n
The road to a particular result is the means of achieving it or the process of achieving it.
We are bound to see some ups and downs along the road to recovery.
3 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you hit the road, you set out on a journey. (INFORMAL)
I was relieved to get back in the car and hit the road again.
4 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If you are on the road, you are going on a long journey or a series of journeys by road.
He hoped to get a new truck and go back on the road.
5 [PHRASE] usu PHR after v, PHR to n
If you say that someone is on the road to something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it.
The government took another step on the road to political reform.
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the end of the road: see endac|cess road (access roads)
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An access road is a road which enables traffic to reach a particular place or area.
...the access road to the airport.back road (back roads)
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A back road is a small country road with very little traffic.high road
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing
A high road is a main road. (BRIT; in AM, use highway)
2 [N-SING] usu the N
If you say that someone is taking the high road in a situation, you mean that they are taking the most positive and careful course of action. (mainly AM)
US diplomats say the president is likely to take the high road in his statements about trade.main road (main roads)
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A main road is an important road that leads from one town or city to another.
Webb turned off the main road and drove round to the car park.ring road (ring roads)
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A ring road is a road that goes round the edge of a town so that traffic does not have to go through the town centre. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use beltway)road man|ag|er (road managers)
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The road manager of someone such as a singer or sports player is the person who organizes their travel and other arrangements during a tour.road map (road maps)
1 [N-COUNT]
A road map is a map which shows the roads in a particular area in detail.
2 [N-COUNT]
A road map of something is a detailed account of it, often intended to help people use or understand it.
The idea was to create a comprehensive road map of the Web.
3 [N-COUNT] usu N to/for n
When politicians or journalists speak about a road map to or for peace or democracy, they mean a set of general principles that can be used as a basis for achieving peace or democracy.
He also raised doubts about the American road map to a peace settlement.road pric|ing
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Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads. (BRIT)road rage
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Road rage is anger or violent behaviour caused by someone else's bad driving or the stress of being in heavy traffic.
...a road rage attack on a male motorist...road tax
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In Britain, road tax is a tax paid every year by the owners of every motor vehicle which is being used on the roads.side road (side roads)
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A side road is a road which leads off a busier, more important road.slip road (slip roads)
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A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway. (BRIT; in AM, use entrance ramp, exit ramp)trunk road (trunk roads)
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A trunk road is a major road that has been specially built for travelling long distances. A trunk road is not as wide or as fast as a motorway. (BRIT)
1 [N-COUNT] oft in names, also by N
A road is a long piece of hard ground which is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other.
There was very little traffic on the roads...
We just go straight up the Bristol Road...
Buses carry 30 per cent of those travelling by road...
...road accidents...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, N to n
The road to a particular result is the means of achieving it or the process of achieving it.
We are bound to see some ups and downs along the road to recovery.
3 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you hit the road, you set out on a journey. (INFORMAL)
I was relieved to get back in the car and hit the road again.
4 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If you are on the road, you are going on a long journey or a series of journeys by road.
He hoped to get a new truck and go back on the road.
5 [PHRASE] usu PHR after v, PHR to n
If you say that someone is on the road to something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it.
The government took another step on the road to political reform.
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the end of the road: see endac|cess road (access roads)
[N-COUNT]
An access road is a road which enables traffic to reach a particular place or area.
...the access road to the airport.back road (back roads)
[N-COUNT]
A back road is a small country road with very little traffic.high road
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing
A high road is a main road. (BRIT; in AM, use highway)
2 [N-SING] usu the N
If you say that someone is taking the high road in a situation, you mean that they are taking the most positive and careful course of action. (mainly AM)
US diplomats say the president is likely to take the high road in his statements about trade.main road (main roads)
[N-COUNT]
A main road is an important road that leads from one town or city to another.
Webb turned off the main road and drove round to the car park.ring road (ring roads)
[N-COUNT]
A ring road is a road that goes round the edge of a town so that traffic does not have to go through the town centre. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use beltway)road man|ag|er (road managers)
[N-COUNT] oft poss N
The road manager of someone such as a singer or sports player is the person who organizes their travel and other arrangements during a tour.road map (road maps)
1 [N-COUNT]
A road map is a map which shows the roads in a particular area in detail.
2 [N-COUNT]
A road map of something is a detailed account of it, often intended to help people use or understand it.
The idea was to create a comprehensive road map of the Web.
3 [N-COUNT] usu N to/for n
When politicians or journalists speak about a road map to or for peace or democracy, they mean a set of general principles that can be used as a basis for achieving peace or democracy.
He also raised doubts about the American road map to a peace settlement.road pric|ing
[N-UNCOUNT]
Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads. (BRIT)road rage
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Road rage is anger or violent behaviour caused by someone else's bad driving or the stress of being in heavy traffic.
...a road rage attack on a male motorist...road tax
[N-UNCOUNT]
In Britain, road tax is a tax paid every year by the owners of every motor vehicle which is being used on the roads.side road (side roads)
[N-COUNT]
A side road is a road which leads off a busier, more important road.slip road (slip roads)
[N-COUNT]
A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway. (BRIT; in AM, use entrance ramp, exit ramp)trunk road (trunk roads)
[N-COUNT]
A trunk road is a major road that has been specially built for travelling long distances. A trunk road is not as wide or as fast as a motorway. (BRIT)