road

The word “road” means a paved or surfaced route built for vehicles and pedestrians to travel between places. In plain terms, a route made for travelling — literally a street or highway, or figuratively a path toward some goal.

“Road” is pronounced o (/ɹod/ in IPA).

Here is “road” used in a sentence: “They drove for hours down a winding mountain road.”

Words with a similar meaning to “road” include frog, frog and toad, marg and street.

“Road” is a noun.

The word “road” comes from Old English. 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.

“Road” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Road” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a paved or surfaced route built for vehicles and pedestrians to travel between places.

A road is any surfaced route that connects two places, including those running through open countryside. A street is a road in a town or city, usually lined with buildings and pavements on both sides. So every street is a road, but a country road is not a street.

A road is the general term for any vehicle route. A highway is a major public road built for fast, long-distance travel between towns and cities, often with several lanes. Highways carry heavier, faster traffic, while 'road' covers everything from motorways down to small lanes.

Roads range from wide motorways and dual carriageways built for speed, through main and A-roads linking towns, down to residential streets, country lanes, and single-track roads. They are usually classified by how much traffic they carry and how fast vehicles are allowed to travel on them.

A road is surfaced and built for vehicles, wide enough for cars and lorries. A path is a narrow way meant for people on foot, and sometimes cyclists, often unpaved. The key difference is that roads carry motor traffic while paths are chiefly for walking.