roads

noun

plural of road
1
as in highways
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 railroads
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 roads Yemeni government forces have launched airstrikes targeting Houthi reinforcements west of Taiz, several residents of Mokha said, and the Yemeni government military has urged civilians to avoid roads between Taiz and Mokha. — Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 Now workers are crushing concrete and twisted metal into roads, shelter floors, and spaces for community kitchens. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Also dated to the 1st century, the 10-square-meter (108-square-foot) fresco is as detailed as the mosaic, with scenes depicting a walled city, with a port entrance gate, roads, a theater and a temple. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Mokha resident Amin al-Mohammdi said roads from the west coast leading to Mokha were closed and shops were shuttered. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Two and three-wheelers account for a large share of vehicles on African roads and are heavily used commercially. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The standoff, which started mid-morning, was along Kings Ridge Drive, between Old Pineville and East Arrowood roads near South Boulevard. — Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 The Texas Legislature allocated $250 million to a new program that will award grants to projects that separate roads and railroad tracks. — Brian New, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 All roads lead to Doug Mason, who also admitted the coincidence was mutual. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roads
  1. highways
  2. railroads
  3. streets
  4. railways
  5. thoroughfares
  6. freeways
  7. routes
  8. expressways
Noun
  • Florida officials banned license plate readers on state highways as the backlash to Flack Safety and other surveillance cameras continues to gain steam.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • On Monday, Florida's state transportation office revoked local law enforcement's ability to put license plate readers on state highways.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Along the way, travelers pass dramatic mountain passes, historic railroads, old mining sites, and some of the most amazing scenery in the Rocky Mountains.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The initiative, according to details shared first with Semafor, will allow state-level transportation agencies and railroads to lease out land alongside roads and tracks to private sector companies to develop new infrastructure.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of railroads
Noun
  • The streets in Viñales are clean, signs advertising rooms for visitors are everywhere and there is even a market where artisans sell their wares.
    — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The head of the company, Elon Musk, kicked off the Cybercab service in Austin on Thursday with fanfare, sending dozens of the futuristic taxis onto city streets and holding a launch event for invitees.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • Uganda then had a large population of Indian immigrants, who had been brought over by the British at the end of the nineteenth century to help construct railways, and who eventually established more economic autonomy and power than Black Ugandans.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • These have included arson, high-profile hacks, GPS jamming as well as sabotage actions against key infrastructure, including undersea communication cables, logistics centers and railways.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of railways
Noun
  • Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • The restricted lanes are expected to include major freeways that cut across Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties and connect game venues with the Olympic villages, where athletes and coaches will stay.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Natural and human-made barriers, from freeways and other infrastructure to traffic and development, further complicate their journey south and west.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of freeways
Noun
  • Interceptions were more frequent than in previous training camps, but, like the one with Moore, some involved the new wideouts fine-tuning their routes.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The men blocked routes to the port, where ferries connect England to France.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The firm noted that major bridges like the Donghai Bridge and the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, as well as regional expressways, have reopened with standard speed limits restored.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressways

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“Roads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roads. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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