road

noun

ˈrōd How to pronounce road (audio)
Definition of roadnext
1
as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel I think we should take one of the less congested roads

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2
as in railroad
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel the railway companies are continually repairing their roads

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Recent Examples of road In fact, the road to a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress is in the South. — NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 Humberto had noticed law enforcement was tailing him and had pulled his truck over to the side of the road. — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 The Bulldogs have road games at Penn and Columbia, then home games against Brown and Princeton, the prelude to The Game at Fenway Park. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 As the storm moved inland and northeast, some areas saw rockslides that temporarily blocked roads. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
  1. highway
  2. railroad
  3. street
  4. railway
  5. thoroughfare
  6. freeway
  7. route
  8. expressway
Noun
  • Reducing fuel consumption At highway speeds, trucks experience significant air resistance, also referred to as aerodynamic drag, due to their large, boxy shapes.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Despite this new highway, the Benton that Harrison found was the Benton of most of its existence.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • After its railroad industry collapsed in the ’60s, local business leaders quite literally reinvented Leavenworth to draw tourists, framing the mountain town as an alternative to the Alps.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But the tribe was forced out during the Gold Rush and, decades later, a railroad was built along the river in this verdant stretch of Humboldt County.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of railroad
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  • In the city of Hurricane in far southwestern Utah, a shipping container drifting down a street gave way Friday to a mess of mud and debris to be cleaned up as people who had evacuated earlier in the week returned home.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There are few occasions that garner such good-willed camaraderie in New York City as the annual marathon, though the Knicks historic win this summer brought people out into the streets in rivaling numbers.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of street
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  • In Bologna, the disorders led to the precautionary closure of the railway station.
    — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, a collection of works on the Ghanaian railway system will also be on display in the exhibition.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of railway
Noun
  • Chu recommends the side streets near popular thoroughfares for less traffic and therefore more generous candy offerings.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In Bordeaux, Rue Sainte-Catherine, the city’s main shopping thoroughfare, was hit by widespread damage.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • In 1984, the city commissioned 10 artists from Brockman to paint 10 freeway murals for the Summer Olympics.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • More important than the figures themselves is the engine’s broad, effortless power delivery, which makes the Carrera T feel eager whether carving through a mountain road or dispatching a stretch of freeway.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeway
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  • If a prescription costs $500 through insurance but $100 through Cost Plus Drugs, patients should be able to take the cheaper route and have that spending count toward their deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fewer people pay directly for medical care, and government heavily subsidizes demand without increasing supply, a sure route to higher prices.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Along with the crossing to Vung Tau, Vingroup is working on a metro line connecting Can Gio to Ho Chi Minh City and roads that will link to the city’s expressway network.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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