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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Meanwhile, the company’s sustainability performance has outpaced its own road map, hitting its 2027 targets two years early. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 Undeterred, Apple has stuck to its road map — for now, at least. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 Those might offer a road map to members of the Legacy Alliance as to which types are most effective. Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The plan is grounded in immediate cessation of hostilities, the exchange of hostages and prisoners, and a road map for the administrative and economic reconstruction of Gaza. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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