road map

noun

1
: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel
2
a
: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal
b
: a detailed explanation

Examples of road map in a Sentence

Did you bring a road map? a road map to peace
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These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them. Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph. Alma Cooper, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 Whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ends up as a road map for the Democratic Party is an open question. Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 Their stories became my road map to a life of freedom. Essence, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for road map

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road map was in 1741

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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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