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Definitions

road

[rohd] / roʊd /
NOUN
path upon which travel occurs
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery avenue boulevard course drive expressway highway lane line parking lot pathway pavement roadway route street subway thoroughfare track trail way
STRONG
alley asphalt byway cobblestone concrete crossroad direction drag parkway passage pike terrace throughway thruway turnpike viaduct
WEAK
back street dragway main drag

Example Sentences

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Most governments are trying to cushion the price shock for consumers and businesses by cutting fuel or road taxes or introducing cash handouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

This is not a road map for 2028.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Investigating the smell, she ventured about 50 feet off the dirt road, toward heavy woods, where she peered into a tree-lined creek bed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Parents should teach children online privacy as an essential life skill in the same way as stranger danger or road safety, the UK's data watchdog has said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Eugene Hammond joined us behind the wagon to help the horses drag it back on the road.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.