roadside

noun

road·​side ˈrōd-ˌsīd How to pronounce roadside (audio)
: 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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RVshare bookings include 24/7 emergency roadside assistance through Quest. Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 June 2026 All along the North Fork of Long Island, roadside billboards were popping up and staking a claim to various properties on behalf of an entity called the Soloviev Group. Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026 At 60th Place near Cleveland Street, where there is destruction in every direction, dumpsters are spread out throughout the town, with debris still piled up along roadsides. Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 22 June 2026 In general, invasives are present throughout Mohawk at low densities and are present in moderate to high densities around wet areas, roadsides, and waterbodies. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for roadside

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roadside was circa 1657

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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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

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