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road (r

d)

n.

1.

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. Nautical A roadstead. Often used in the plural.

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 rd; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

1.

on the road - travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road"

travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

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But they say there are many dangers lurking on the road to the great Fairy City, and so we must be very careful.

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Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context

In those days, travellers were very shy of being confidential on a short notice, for anybody on the road might be a robber or in league with robbers.

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