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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My favorite was an old-timey road map hanging in a hallway on the lobby level.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
In both states, the Democratic Party also sees a road map to control of Congress in the fall.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 2 June 2026
The Shell Oil road maps of the 1950s are a useful example of maps as marketing.
—Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Investor decks reach for it, headlines amplify it, and road maps get built around it.
—Sourabh Pateriya, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
In both states, the Democratic Party also sees a road map to control of Congress in the fall.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 2 June 2026
The Shell Oil road maps of the 1950s are a useful example of maps as marketing.
—Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Investor decks reach for it, headlines amplify it, and road maps get built around it.
—Sourabh Pateriya, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for road map
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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