road

road  (rd)

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.

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[Middle English rode, rade, a riding, road, from Old English rd; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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road

Noun

1. a route, usually surfaced, used by travellers and vehicles to get from one place to another

2. a street

3. a way or course: on the road to recovery

4. Naut same as roadstead

5. one for the road Informal a last alcoholic drink before leaving

6. on the road travelling about [Old English rād]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	road - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation route access road, slip road - a short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain they call an access road a slip road" bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) bypath, byroad, byway - a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) causeway - a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand clearway - a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) corduroy - a road made of logs laid crosswise crest, crown - the center of a cambered road detour, roundabout way - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) parkway, drive - a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" driveway, private road, drive - a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another rail line, railway line, line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed pavement, paving - the paved surface of a thoroughfare post road - a road over which mail is carried roadbed - a bed supporting a road roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel shortcut, crosscut, cutoff - a route shorter than the usual one berm, shoulder - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" side road - a minor road branching off of a main road skid road - a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled speedway - road where high speed driving is allowed thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another cart track, cartroad, track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough one rotary, roundabout, traffic circle, circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around turnoff - a side road where you can turn off; "I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way" turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	2.	road - a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame" means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" royal road - an auspicious way or means to achieve something; "the royal road to success"

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road

noun 1. roadway, street, highway, motorway, track, direction, route, path, lane, avenue, pathway, thoroughfare, course

noun 2. way, path

Translations

road [rəud] n (gen) → camino (= motorway etc); carretera;

(in town) → calle f;

major/minor road → carretera general/secundaria;

main road → carretera;

it takes 4 hours by road → se tarda 4 horas por carretera;

on the road to success → camino del éxito

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road [rəud] n → route f;

(in town) → rue f (fig); chemin, voie f

cpd [accident] → de la route;

main road → grande route;

major/minor road → route principale or à priorité/voie secondaire;

it takes four hours by road → il y a quatre heures de route;

which road do I take for ...? → quelle route dois-je prendre pour aller à ...?;

"road up" (Brit) → "attention travaux"

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road [rəud] n → Straße f (fig); Weg m

cpd (accident, sense) → Verkehrs-;

main road → Hauptstraße f;

it takes four hours by road → man braucht vier Stunden mit dem Auto;

let's hit the road → machen wir uns auf den Weg!;

to be on the road (salesman etc) → unterwegs sein;

(pop group etc) → auf Tournee sein;

on the road to success → auf dem Weg zum Erfolg;

major/minor road → Haupt-/Nebenstraße f

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road [rəud] n → strada;

(small) → cammino;

(in town) → via;

main road → strada principale;

major/minor road → strada con/senza diritto di precedenza;

it takes 4 hours by road → sono 4 ore di macchina (or in camion etc);

on the road to success → sulla via del successo;

"road up" (BRIT) → "attenzione: lavori in corso"