1
: roadstead
—often used in plural
2
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
especially
: one lying outside of an urban district : highway
b
3
: a route or way to an end, conclusion, or circumstance
on the road to success
4
: railway
5
: a series of scheduled visits or appearances (such as games or performances) in several locations or the travel necessary to make these visits
the team is on the road
on tour with the musical's road company
Examples of road in a Sentence
We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.
He drove off the road.
We parked by the side of the road.
There are lots of cars on the road this morning.
These country roads are beautiful.
a desolate stretch of road
Miles of road lay ahead.
The cabin is accessible by road.
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The road that leads to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Canada, is notoriously difficult to navigate, even for locals.
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Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
The museum tracing the company’s history is just across the road from the coffee shop where Bastiaan Riemersma is sitting.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Into every corner it’s resolutely planted to the road and the small steering wheel gives it a racing car feel.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
From Stagecoach, the California native will head to Las Vegas with his current road band — guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff and former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony — to launch a residency at the Park MGM casino.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
The museum tracing the company’s history is just across the road from the coffee shop where Bastiaan Riemersma is sitting.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Into every corner it’s resolutely planted to the road and the small steering wheel gives it a racing car feel.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
From Stagecoach, the California native will head to Las Vegas with his current road band — guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff and former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony — to launch a residency at the Park MGM casino.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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road
noun1
: roadstead
—often used in plural
2
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
b
3
: path sense 2b
the road to success
4
5
: a series of visits to several places or the travel necessary to get there
the team plays five games on the road
traveled with the road company of the play
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