noun
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noun
1
A paved or surfaced route built for vehicles and pedestrians to travel between places.
"They drove for hours down a winding mountain road."
"The council is repaving the main road through town."
2
A path or course followed in life, business, or a project.
"It's been a long road to recovery after the injury."
How to Use Road
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA route made for travelling — literally a street or highway, or figuratively a path toward some goal.
Common pairings
down the road
on the road
road to recovery
hit the road
Word Forms
roads plural
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Etymology
From Old English rad, meaning "a ride" or "journey" — the same root that gives us "raid." The everyday meaning of "a paved way for travel" only became common much later.