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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The good news is there are plenty of viable solutions and a clear road map to get there. Yasser Salem, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025 Kosh shares that your card reading can serve as an intuitive road map for months to come and recommends checking in with the group (and the cards) at the December solstice to see how each person’s life story has moved forward since the equinox. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025 With 17 practical tools, the book provides a uniquely detailed road map for making bold, strategic moves that drive measurable outcomes and create lasting impact, equipping leaders to not just survive but thrive in the face of the unknown. Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 City officials said the analysis will provide a road map for prioritizing repairs to the city’s buildings, which have been valued at more than $7 billion. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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