road

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: rōd, IPA ^(key): /rəʊd/, SAMPA: /r@Ud/

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• Homophones: Rhode, rode, rowed

Noun

Singular road

Plural roads

1. (countable) A long and narrow piece of land between two places. Usually, cars drive on it, and it is often paved.

   The taxi is parked on the side of the road.

   The road between the two villages is made of sand.

2. The path which one takes to reach a certain place.

   It is a long road to the top.

   The road from Warsaw to Paris leads through half of Europe.

• 
  A paved road
• 
  A cobblestone road
• 
  An unpaved road

Synonyms

• street