道 — meaning in English

English meaning

• path noun A track or trail made for walking.
• road noun A paved or surfaced route built for vehicles and pedestrians to travel between places.
• street noun A public road in a town or city, usually lined with buildings.
• way noun A road, path, or route from one place to another.

Senses

道 is used for these senses in English:

• path A course taken.
• path (computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.
• road A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. [from 16th c.]
• street A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
• way A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.

path — full definition

1. noun A track or trail made for walking.
2. noun A course of action or direction taken in life or in a plan.
3. noun In computing, the specific location of a file or folder within a directory structure.

road — full definition

1. noun A paved or surfaced route built for vehicles and pedestrians to travel between places.
2. noun A path or course followed in life, business, or a project.

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