1
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
especially
: one lying outside of an urban district : highway
b
2
: roadstead
—often used in plural
3
: a route or way to an end, conclusion, or circumstance
on the road to success
4
: railway
5
: a series of scheduled visits or appearances (such as games or performances) in several locations or the travel necessary to make these visits
the team is on the road
on tour with the musical's road company
Synonyms of road
Examples of road in a Sentence
We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.
He drove off the road.
We parked by the side of the road.
There are lots of cars on the road this morning.
These country roads are beautiful.
a desolate stretch of road
Miles of road lay ahead.
The cabin is accessible by road.
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Their last win was a thrilling 122-121 win against the Portland Trail Blazers, with Nikola Vucevic making a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to secure a solid road win.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Both this distance and the one calculated in the video of the shooting of the pregnant woman correspond to the visible location of police at the top of the road, according to CNN’s analysis.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Erivo posted a collection of behind-the-scenes images from her time shooting the two-part movie musical, including photos of her walking down the yellow brick road, posing with all of her costars, and soaring through the air on a broom.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
It is located on the outskirts of the town of Aguara, near the main Yelwa-Mokwa road.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Both this distance and the one calculated in the video of the shooting of the pregnant woman correspond to the visible location of police at the top of the road, according to CNN’s analysis.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Erivo posted a collection of behind-the-scenes images from her time shooting the two-part movie musical, including photos of her walking down the yellow brick road, posing with all of her costars, and soaring through the air on a broom.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
It is located on the outskirts of the town of Aguara, near the main Yelwa-Mokwa road.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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road
noun1
: roadstead
—often used in plural
2
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
b
3
: path sense 2b
the road to success
4
5
: a series of visits to several places or the travel necessary to get there
the team plays five games on the road
traveled with the road company of the play
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