: 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
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr. Larkin worked on a Pentagon team assigned to figure out how to counter the threat of roadside bombs.
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Dave Philipps, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
Prewitt was headed north in a 2014 Buick when the vehicle left the road, crashed into a culvert, then came to a stop in a roadside ditch, the report says.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
To warm up after your swim, try Cullen Skink, a delicious creamy fish stew readily available at cafes and roadside stops nearby, with a crusty roll of bread.
—Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
In all, Saturday probably offered a glittering glimpse of a fall day out of legend and memory, of long-ago football games and sunlit excursions on roads and trails embellished by the fiercely polychromatic hues of tree after roadside tree.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
End of the road Even the best tires will need to be replaced, either thanks to wear or the kind of roadside debris that can not only ruin a tire but also your entire day.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Police cruisers often wait nearby, in a stand of trees across from a small roadside cemetery.
—Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
Insurance companies, car manufacturers, rideshare services, and public agencies use CMT data to assess driver behavior, encourage safer driving, dispatch roadside assistance, and more.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2023
The morning drizzle had just let up, and yellow wildflowers dotted the roadside.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
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Dave Philipps, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
Prewitt was headed north in a 2014 Buick when the vehicle left the road, crashed into a culvert, then came to a stop in a roadside ditch, the report says.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
To warm up after your swim, try Cullen Skink, a delicious creamy fish stew readily available at cafes and roadside stops nearby, with a crusty roll of bread.
—Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
In all, Saturday probably offered a glittering glimpse of a fall day out of legend and memory, of long-ago football games and sunlit excursions on roads and trails embellished by the fiercely polychromatic hues of tree after roadside tree.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
End of the road Even the best tires will need to be replaced, either thanks to wear or the kind of roadside debris that can not only ruin a tire but also your entire day.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Police cruisers often wait nearby, in a stand of trees across from a small roadside cemetery.
—Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
Insurance companies, car manufacturers, rideshare services, and public agencies use CMT data to assess driver behavior, encourage safer driving, dispatch roadside assistance, and more.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2023
The morning drizzle had just let up, and yellow wildflowers dotted the roadside.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1657, in the meaning defined above
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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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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
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