road (r d)n. Idioms: 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. 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 r  d; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  road - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportationaccess road, slip road - a short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain they call an access road a slip road" 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 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" carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another 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 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 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" 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" |
road
Translations
road [rəud] n (gen) → camino (= motorway etc); carretera;
(in town) → calle f;
main road → carretera;
road [rəud] n → route f;
cpd [accident] → de la route;
major/minor road → route principale or à priorité/voie secondaire;
"road up" (Brit) → "attention travaux"
road [rəud] n → Straße f (fig); Weg m
cpd (accident, sense) → Verkehrs-;
main road → Hauptstraße f;
major/minor road → Haupt-/Nebenstraße f
road [rəud] n → strada;
(small) → cammino;
(in town) → via;
main road → strada principale;
major/minor road → strada con/senza diritto di precedenza;
"road up" (BRIT) → "attenzione: lavori in corso"
n road [rəud]
1 a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on This road takes you past the school; (also adjective ) road safety. pad طَريق път cesta, silnice; silniční vej; vej- die Straße; Straßen-... δρόμος camino; carreera (maan)tee راه tie route; (adj.) routier כְּבִיש सड़क cesta, kolnik (köz)út jalan vegur strada; stradale 道路 길, 도로 kelias ceļš jalan weg vei, gate droga estrada drum дорога; дорожный cesta; cestný cesta put gata, väg ถนน yol 道路 дорога, шлях سڑک đường giao thông 道路
2 (often abbreviated toRdwhen written) used in the names of roads or streets His address is 24 School Road. Weg إخْتِصار لِكَلِمَة: طريق улица třída vej; -vej; v. die Straße οδός calle tee, tänav خیابان tie Rte רְחוֹב सड़क, राजपथ, राजमार्ग cesta út Jalan -vegur, –gata via ～通り 가로 kelias, gatvė ceļš; iela nama jalan {#170}{#169}weg -vei, –gate ulica rua stradă; şosea улица trieda cesta put väg[], gata[] ถนน ... sokağı 路 дорога گزرگاہ phố 路
3 a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road. pad, roete طَريق، مَسْلَك път směr, cesta vej der Weg διαδρομή, πορεία camino tee مسیر؛ راه tie route, chemin דֶרֶך मार्ग, सड़क, किसी का मार्ग या जाने का रास्ता put, ruta útvonal jalan leið, vegur strada 道順 진로, 코스 kelias ceļš; virziens laluan weg vei, rute droga caminho drum, rută направление cesta pot put väg เส้นทาง yol 途徑 шлях, маршрут راستہ tuyến đường 途径
4 a way that leads to something the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin. op pad على طَريق السُّقوط والدَّمار път cesta vej der Weg δρόμος camino tee راه؛ طریقه tie chemin (de) דֶרֶך ל- पाने का उपाय या रास्ता, प्राप्ति का मार्ग put út jalan menuju leið strada, via ～への道 (...에의) 길, 방법 kelias ceļš laluan ke arah weg vei droga caminho cale (spre) путь cesta pot put väg วิถีทาง yol 路 шлях امن یا بربادی کا راستہ con đường dẫn tới 路
n roadblock
a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic to set up a roadblock. padblokkade حاجِز طَريق барикада zátaras, překážka vejspærring die Straßensperre οδόφραγμα control policial teetõke سد راه؛ راه بند tiesulku barrage routier מַחֲסוֹם मार्ग-रोक zapreka (barikada) na cesti, pregrada i kontrolno mjesto na cesti útlezárás rintangan jalan vegartálmi blocco stradale 交通止め 도로상의 바리케이드 kelio užtvara ceļa aizšķēršļojums, barjera sekatan jalan raya wegversperring veisperring blokada barricada baraj rutier; punct de control (pe o şosea) заграждение zátarasa, prekážka (cestna) zapora zapreka na putu vägspärr สิ่งกีดขวาง barikat, yol engeli 路障 загородження на дорозі سڑک بند کرنا rào chắn 路障
road map
a map showing the roads of (part of) a country. padkaart خَريطَة الطَّريق пътна карта automapa vejkort die Straßenkarte οδικός χάρτης mapa de carreteras teede kaart نقشه راه ها tiekartta carte routière מַפָּת כְּבִישִׁים cestovna karta autótérkép peta jalan vegakort carta stradale 道路地図 도로 지도 kelių žemėlapis ceļu karte; ceļvedis peta jalan wegenkaart veikart mapa samochodowa mapa de estradas hartă rutieră дорожная карта automapa cestni zemljevid putna mapa vägkarta แผนที่เส้นทาง karayolu haritası 交通圖 карта дорог سڑک کا نقشہ bản đồ đường phố 交通图
n roadside
the ground beside a road flowers growing by the roadside; (also adjective ) a roadside café. langs die pad جانِب الطَّريق място край пътя okraj silnice; u silnice vejside; vej- der Straßenrand; Straßen-... άκρη του δρόμου de la borde carretera teeveer کنار جاده tienvarsi (au) de la bord route שְׂפָת הַכְּבִיש सड़क की पटरी tlo uz cestu, gostionica uz cestu út széle; út menti tepi jalan vegarbrún margine della strada, banchina 道端 길가, 노변 pakelė ceļmala bahagian tepi jalan van de kant weg veikant, rabatt; langs veien skraj drogi beira da estrada (la) marginea drumurilor обочина; придорожный okraj cesty; pri ceste cestni rob ivica druma vägkant ข้างถนน yol kenarı 路邊 край дороги, узбіччя سڑک کا کنارہ hè phố 路边
n roadway
the part of a road on which cars etc travel Don't walk on the roadway. pad قارِعَة الطَّريق، وَسَط الطَّريق платно vozovka kørebane die Fahrbahn κατάστρωμα του δρόμου calzada sõidutee سواره رو ajorata chaussée הַכְּבִיש सड़क मार्ग kolnik úttest tengah jalan vegur, akbraut carreggiata 車道 차도; 도로 važiuojamoji kelio dalis (ielas, ceļa) braucamā daļa kawasan tengah jalan rijweg vei-/kjørebane jezdnia estrada carosabil проезжая часть vozovka cestišče kolovoz vägbana ถนน yol ortası 車行道 проїжджа частина дороги سڑک کا وہ حصہ جس پر موٹر گاڑیاں وغیرہ چلتی ہیں đường dành cho ô tô 车行道
n pl roadworks
the building or repairing of a road The traffic was held up by the roadworks. padwerke أعمال تَصْليح الطُّرُق пътни строежи práce na silnici vejarbejde die Straßenarbeiten(pl.) οδικά έργα de carretera obras teeparandus عملیات انجام شده بر روی جاده tietyö travaux d'entretien des routes עֲבוֹדוֹת כְּבִיש सड़क निर्माण कार्य radovi na cesti közúton folyó munkák perbaikan jalan vegavinna lavori stradali 道路工事 도로 공사; 도로 보수 공사 kelio darbai ceļa remonts pembetulan jalan wegwerkzaamheden veiarbeid roboty drogowe obras na estrada lucrări de reparare a drumurilor дорожные работы práca na ceste delo na cesti radovi na putu vägarbete การซ่อมถนน yol çalışması/tamiratı 築路工程 дорожні роботи سڑک کی تعمیر کا کام công việc sửa chữa đường 筑路工程
adj roadworthy
good enough or safe to be used on the road Is this car roadworthy? padwaardig صالِح للسَّيْر على الطَّريق годен schopný jízdy vejsikker verkehissicher, straßentauglich κατάλληλος να κυκλοφορήσει en buen estado para circular sõidu-korras مناسب برای به کار بردن در جاده ها ajokuntoinen en état de marche כָּשִיר לִתנועָה मार्ग योग्य sposoban za vožnju, u voznom stanju közlekedésre alkalmas laik jalan ökufær efficiente, affidabile 道路使用に適した 노상 주행에 적합한 tinkamas, saugus važiuoti braukšanas kārtībā sesuai di jalan raya wegveilig trafikksikker, kjøredyktig zdatny do jazdy, na chodzie de segurança com condiçOes în stare de funcţionare пригодный для езды по дорогам schopný jazdy primeren za vožnjo ispravan trafikduglig, trafiksäker ปลอดภัยสำหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklı 可行駛的 в справному стані ایسی گاڑی جو سڑک پر چلاءے جانے کے قابل ہو có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶的
n roadworthiness
padwaardigheid صَلاحِيَّة السَّيْر على الطَّريق годност schopnost jízdy vejsikkerhed die Verkehrssicherheit, die Straßentauglichkeit οδική καταλλότητα buenas condiciones de circulación sõidukorras olek آماده سفر؛ ajokuntoisuus bon état de marche כְּשִירוּת לִתנוּעָה मार्ग योग्यता sposobnost za vožnju közlekedésre alkalmas volta vminek kelaikan jalan ökufærni affidabilità 道路使用に適していること 노상 주행에 적합함 tinkamumas, saugumas važiuoti (autotransporta) piemērotība braukšanai kesesuaian di jalan raya wegveiligheid trafikksikkerhet zdatność do jazdy segurança stare (bună) de funcţionare пригодность для езды по дорогам schopnosť jazdy voznost ispravnost trafikduglighet ความปลอดภัยสำหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklılık 可行駛性 придатність для експлуатації اچھی حالت کی گاڑی tính có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶性
by road
in a lorry, car etc We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road. per pad بالسَّيّارَه с кола, камион vozem med bil mit Lastwagen οδικώς por la carretera autoga با ماشین؛ از طریق جاده autolla par la route בַּכּבִיש cestom, cestovnim prijevozom tengelyen dengan mobil með bíl/ökutæki su strada 陸路で 자동차 편으로, 트럭 편으로 kelių transportu, važiuotas pa zemesceļu, ar automašīnu melalui jalan raya per auto over land, med bil transportem drogowym pela estrada cu maşina на машине autom po cesti vozilom med landsvägstransport ทางรถ kara yoluyla 經由公路 на машині سڑک کے راستے bằng ô tô 经由公路
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