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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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Consider this guide your road map to a successful shopping spree this Cyber Week, with some of the highest discounts on the best furniture, tech, bedding, and more to upgrade your home. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025 What To Know A set of guidelines issued by several government ministries in September laid out a road map with 16 target tasks across four key areas, emphasizing scalability and self-sufficiency. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 During the climate summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva put forth a road map that would have steered clear of fossil fuels. Pedro Rodriguez, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025 The road map is largely a matter of updating policy to match the current science. Dr. Robert R. Redfield, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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