roadside

noun

road·​side ˈrōd-ˌsīd 

: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road

roadside adjective

Examples of roadside in a Sentence

a hamburger stand on the roadside

Recent Examples on the Web

Memorials have been held at homes, roadsides, kibbutzim and the Nova music festival site, where militants killed more than 360 people and took 44 hostages. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

The 14-year-old girl who officials say gave birth to her father’s child on a California roadside has been rescued after an Amber Alert issued last month, Monterey County officials confirmed Sunday evening. — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Brandon McNulty eased clear at the front with 19km to go, offering the roadside fans a close-up view of the rainbow bands, before being caught by a group including Pidcock, Onley, Matteo Jorgenson and Ben Healy. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

So Rocky did, telling her about the pheasant hunt, the finding of the roadside gun, Helen’s plan to smash it with an axe, and Nick’s competing plan to make it into an artwork by melting solder on it. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for roadside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

roadside

1 of 2 noun

road·​side

ˈrōd-ˌsīd

: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road

roadside

2 of 2 adjective

: located by the side of a road

roadside hamburger stand