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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
road /roʊd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a long, narrow stretch or way of land with a leveled surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, etc.;
    street or highway:The dirt road led to the farmhouse.
  2. a way or course:the road to peace.
Idioms
  1. Idioms down the road, [Informal.]at some future time:promised she would cover that somewhere down the road.
  2. Idioms hit the road, [Informal.]to begin or continue traveling:Time to hit the road; let's go.
  3. Idioms one for the road, [uncountable][Informal.]a final alcoholic drink just before leaving.
  4. Idioms on the road:
    • traveling or touring:The band has been on the road for almost two months.
    • changing, as from one condition to another:on the road to recovery.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
road  (rōd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points;
    street or highway.
  2. a way or course:the road to peace.
  3. a railroad.
  4. Nautical, Naval TermsOften, roads. Also called roadstead. a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
  5. Miningany tunnel in a mine used for hauling.
  6. burn up the road, [Slang.]to drive or move very fast.
  7. down the road, in the future:Economists see higher interest rates down the road.
  8. hit the road, [Slang.]to begin or resume traveling:We hit the road before sunrise.
  9. one for the road, a final alcoholic drink taken just before departing from a party, tavern, or the like.
  10. on the road:
    • traveling, esp. as a sales representative.
    • on tour, as a theatrical company:The musical ends its New York run next week to go on the road.
    • started;
      under way:We need funds to get the project on the road.
  11. take to the road, to begin a journey or tour. Also, take the road. 
  12. the road, the places, usually outside of New York City, at which theatrical companies on tour generally give performances.
  • Middle English rode, earlier rade, Old English rād a riding, journey on horseback, akin to rīdan to ride bef. 900
road′less, adj. 
road′less•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
road /rəʊd/ n
    • an open way, usually surfaced with asphalt or concrete, providing passage from one place to another
    • (as modifier): road traffic, a road map, a road sign
    • (in combination): the roadside
    • a street
    • (capital when part of a name): London Road
  3. US
  4. Brit one of the tracks of a railway
  5. a way, path, or course: the road to fame
  6. Also called: roadstead (often plural) a partly sheltered anchorage
  7. a drift or tunnel in a mine, esp a level one
  8. hit the road ⇒ slang to start or resume travelling
  9. on the road ⇒
    • travelling, esp as a salesperson
    • leading a wandering life
  10. take the road, take to the road ⇒ to begin a journey or tour
  11. one for the road ⇒ informal a last alcoholic drink before leaving
Etymology: Old English rād; related to rīdan to ride, and to Old Saxon rēda, Old Norse reithˈroadless adj
'road' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: on [the main, the principal, a side] road, road [signs, markings, users, traffic], a [dead-end, no-through, one-way] road, more...

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