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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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 Use sales road maps that break down the daily, weekly and monthly activities needed to reach key milestones over a 90-day ramp. Ryan Hohman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Nearly all of Tesla’s competition still follows the same road map. Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025 In fact, its peers in Five Below and Dollar General gave us the road map. Jay Woods, CNBC, 3 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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