: 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
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The armored vehicles – a personnel carrier meant to better protect troops against roadside bombs – were introduced during the Iraq War.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
During his two combat tours, roadside bombs hit his convoys repeatedly and left him with traumatic brain injuries.
—Chris Arnold
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 1 May 2025
This route has a total of 125 charging points and was also one of the top routes in terms of the number of roadside attractions worth checking out.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The last time American contractors were hired to work in Gaza, in 2003, three employees of the security firm DynCorp were killed by a roadside bomb while escorting U.S. officials near Beit Lahiya, some 40 kilometers north of Rafah.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
During his two combat tours, roadside bombs hit his convoys repeatedly and left him with traumatic brain injuries.
—Chris Arnold
,
Quil Lawrence, NPR, 1 May 2025
This route has a total of 125 charging points and was also one of the top routes in terms of the number of roadside attractions worth checking out.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The last time American contractors were hired to work in Gaza, in 2003, three employees of the security firm DynCorp were killed by a roadside bomb while escorting U.S. officials near Beit Lahiya, some 40 kilometers north of Rafah.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roadside
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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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