road map

noun

1
: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel
2
a
: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal
b
: a detailed explanation

Examples of road map in a Sentence

Did you bring a road map? a road map to peace
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The trend was endorsed by the authors of Project 2025, the right-wing road map for the current Trump administration. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 State budgets have always provided a fiscal road map for the priorities of the governor and state legislative leaders. Grace Ashford, New York Times, 2 May 2025 When navigating market turbulence and election cycles, sustained support can allow companies to extend their planning horizon, map out their road maps 18 months or more in advance and enable greater flexibility. Nicole Leblanc, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 First launched four years ago in New York during the Covid-19 epidemic, the gathering will take place over three days, Thursday to Saturday, at Indy’s Global Village, with the goal of creating a road map to strengthen the community’s bond and platform in the United States. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for road map

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road map was in 1741

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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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