road

noun countable

UK /rəʊd/

Word Forms

singular	road
plural	roads

1
a way that leads from one place to another, especially one with a hard surface that cars and other vehicles can use
All roads leading into the village are flooded.
He was driving on the wrong side of the road.
A cat suddenly ran into the middle of the road.
busy road (=road with a lot of traffic):
The children have to cross a busy road to get to school.
Synonyms and related words
Types of road or path
a one-way/two-way street
approach
A-road
1. 1a
  a street with buildings along one side or both sides
  I’ve lived on this road for twenty years.
  up/down/along the road (=further on the road):
  There’s a supermarket just up the road.
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of road or path
  a one-way/two-way street
  approach
  A-road
  Synonyms and related words
  Streets where people live
  Ave
  Avenue
  backstreet
2. 1b
  
  Road
  used in the names of some streets. The written abbreviation is Rd
  They live on Lockwood Road.
  Turn left into the London road (=the road that goes to London).
  Synonyms and related words
  Streets where people live
  Ave
  Avenue
  backstreet
3. 1c
  only before nounrelating to or happening on a road
  a road accident
  road traffic
  road safety (=safety when driving on or crossing a road)
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of road or path
  a one-way/two-way street
  approach
  A-road
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with road as the subject
▪ branch, cross, descend, dip, fork, lead, narrow, run, widen, wind
2
a particular process or course of action
Ella felt Don was leading her down a very dangerous road.
Synonyms and related words
Systems and methods for doing things
modality
method
system
3
a road to nowhere
a situation offering no prospect of progress or success
It’s virtually a road to nowhere, reached via another road to nowhere.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
4
all roads lead to Rome
all the strategies for doing something will end in the same outcome.
Some people travel by air. Others travel by train or car. I have to say, all roads lead to Rome.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 08/05/2019
Open Dictionary - May2019
5
be on the road to recovery
to be getting better
After feeling unwell for a week, he knew he was on the road to recovery.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 13/03/2018
Open Dictionary - March2018

phrases

be in the/someone’s road

by road

down the road

go down that road

one for the road

on the road

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

the road to something

run out of road

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a road to nowhere

all roads lead to Rome

be on the road to recovery

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