road

road · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a prepared surface for vehicles.

  2. 2.

    A way or course taken to achieve something.

  3. 3.

    (Often used in names) A street.

Forms

plural: roads

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    on the road — traveling; touring
  • •
    hit the road — to begin a journey; to leave
  • •
    road to nowhere — a path leading to failure or futility
  • •
    down the road — in the future
  • •
    end of the road — the point where something must stop
  • •
    all roads lead to Rome — many different methods lead to the same result

Related words

See also: highway, path, street, way
Synonyms: highway, path, route, street, way

Etymology

From Old English rad ("a riding, journey on horseback, expedition"), from ridan ("to ride"). The meaning shifted from "act of riding" to "route used for riding" by the 16th century.