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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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Among those who took the harsh road east were her grandparents and ancestors, as well as those of Ms. Gerson’s wife, Talia Inlender, an immigration lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

From the overlook, the road reads as a line dividing two expressions of the same dune system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Dorsett said: "We've got 60 vans out on the road, so we have concerns there."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

This is not a road map for 2028.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Sometimes the road became so jammed we could scarcely move at all.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo