Road
noun
A long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along.
The road to my house is always busy in the morning.
Often appears as...
- road trip
- road map
noun
A method, direction, or course to achieve something.
Studying hard is the surest road to success.
Often appears as...
- the road to recovery
- the road to success
noun
The distance that a vehicle has traveled or the duration it has been in use.
This car has a lot of road on it.
Often appears as...
- put some road on it
- road wear
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
Part of the name of a road, street, etc.
My cousin lives on Baker's Road.
Often appears as...
- kings road
- orchard road
noun
A long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along.
The road to my house is always busy in the morning.
Often appears as...
- road trip
- road map
noun
A method, direction, or course to achieve something.
Studying hard is the surest road to success.
Often appears as...
- the road to recovery
- the road to success
noun
The distance that a vehicle has traveled or the duration it has been in use.
This car has a lot of road on it.
Often appears as...
- put some road on it
- road wear
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
Part of the name of a road, street, etc.
My cousin lives on Baker's Road.
Often appears as...
- kings road
- orchard road
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicles Only
Use this meaning when talking about surfaces specifically designed for cars and bikes.
Let's take the coastal road to enjoy the sea view.
Pro Tip 2/3Traffic Situations
Mention 'road' in discussions about traffic jams, construction, or travel routes.
The road was closed due to an accident earlier today.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel Plans
Talk about 'road' when planning trips or giving directions.
You'll take this road for about 10 miles, then turn left.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicles Only
Use this meaning when talking about surfaces specifically designed for cars and bikes.
Let's take the coastal road to enjoy the sea view.
Pro Tip 2/3Traffic Situations
Mention 'road' in discussions about traffic jams, construction, or travel routes.
The road was closed due to an accident earlier today.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel Plans
Talk about 'road' when planning trips or giving directions.
You'll take this road for about 10 miles, then turn left.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicles Only
Use this meaning when talking about surfaces specifically designed for cars and bikes.
Let's take the coastal road to enjoy the sea view.
Pro Tip 2/3Traffic Situations
Mention 'road' in discussions about traffic jams, construction, or travel routes.
The road was closed due to an accident earlier today.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel Plans
Talk about 'road' when planning trips or giving directions.
You'll take this road for about 10 miles, then turn left.
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Video examples
Raging Rhino Charge PIPE...
These rhinos are going to go to a farm, which is probably about 200 kilometres away, but it is dirt road, so, it's going to take us about three, three and a half hours to get there. On game, especially rhino, we'll escort the animals all the way to the farm. I think it's really important for rhino. They're special animals.
Video examples
The ethical dilemma of...
Reality may not play out exactly like our thought experiments, but that's not the point. They're designed to isolate and stress test our intuitions on ethics, just like science experiments do for the physical world. Spotting these moral hairpin turns now will help us maneuver the unfamiliar road of technology ethics,
Video examples
If superpowers were...
paralysis, or death, depending on how foamy your blood becomes. Okay, well, let's say you want to fly just a few meters above the ground where you can still see the road signs and breath oxygen with ease. You'll still need goggles and a helmet to protect you from birds, insects, street signs,
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
So megachurchdom was way down the road. But seriously, if you'd have said, "What is your ambition?" I would have said just to be a good pastor, to be able to be with people through all the passages of life, to preach messages that would have an everyday meaning for folks,
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
motorway looking for the last blinks in the world when you see a motorway you think cars and lorries uh you do not think endangered species these roads are so dangerous so they're actually using these underpasses there's drain systems that go under the road
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
but now the main roads along which queen and colony will pass their trek is about the length of two football pitches laid end to end and they're not traveling empty-handed each ant carries a lava or a pupa hung below her body the
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How do executive orders...
which helped build thousands of roads, bridges, and parks throughout the country. The WPA also employed thousands of writers, painters, sculptors, and artists to create works of art in public spaces.
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
by this time I was the number one woman player in the world but my real dream was to become the ultimate number one between man and women I knew I have a very long road ahead of me then for the
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean,
Video examples
Most Dangerous Roads PIPE...
adrenaline pumping adventure this road is considered the most dangerous in the world in terms of deaths or my claiming up to 200 lives
Video examples
Raging Rhino Charge PIPE...
These rhinos are going to go to a farm, which is probably about 200 kilometres away, but it is dirt road, so, it's going to take us about three, three and a half hours to get there. On game, especially rhino, we'll escort the animals all the way to the farm. I think it's really important for rhino. They're special animals.
Video examples
The ethical dilemma of...
Reality may not play out exactly like our thought experiments, but that's not the point. They're designed to isolate and stress test our intuitions on ethics, just like science experiments do for the physical world. Spotting these moral hairpin turns now will help us maneuver the unfamiliar road of technology ethics,
Video examples
If superpowers were...
paralysis, or death, depending on how foamy your blood becomes. Okay, well, let's say you want to fly just a few meters above the ground where you can still see the road signs and breath oxygen with ease. You'll still need goggles and a helmet to protect you from birds, insects, street signs,
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
So megachurchdom was way down the road. But seriously, if you'd have said, "What is your ambition?" I would have said just to be a good pastor, to be able to be with people through all the passages of life, to preach messages that would have an everyday meaning for folks,
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
motorway looking for the last blinks in the world when you see a motorway you think cars and lorries uh you do not think endangered species these roads are so dangerous so they're actually using these underpasses there's drain systems that go under the road
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
but now the main roads along which queen and colony will pass their trek is about the length of two football pitches laid end to end and they're not traveling empty-handed each ant carries a lava or a pupa hung below her body the
Video examples
How do executive orders...
which helped build thousands of roads, bridges, and parks throughout the country. The WPA also employed thousands of writers, painters, sculptors, and artists to create works of art in public spaces.
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
by this time I was the number one woman player in the world but my real dream was to become the ultimate number one between man and women I knew I have a very long road ahead of me then for the
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean,
Video examples
Most Dangerous Roads PIPE...
adrenaline pumping adventure this road is considered the most dangerous in the world in terms of deaths or my claiming up to 200 lives
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk.
Quote examples
Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.
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Buddha
Leader
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
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Flip Wilson
American Comedian
Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
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Jon Batiste
American Musician
On the road, you can't really develop a personal life.
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Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.
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Aaron Neville
American Musician
I don't want to be on the road all my life.
Quote examples
Lee DeWyze
American Musician
Writing on the road is a passion of mine.
Quote examples
Dennis Banks
American Activist
I'm on this road for the rest of my life.
Quote examples
Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk.
Quote examples
Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.
Quote examples
Buddha
Leader
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Quote examples
Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
Quote examples
Flip Wilson
American Comedian
Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
Quote examples
Jon Batiste
American Musician
On the road, you can't really develop a personal life.
Quote examples
Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.
Quote examples
Aaron Neville
American Musician
I don't want to be on the road all my life.
Quote examples
Lee DeWyze
American Musician
Writing on the road is a passion of mine.
Quote examples
Dennis Banks
American Activist
I'm on this road for the rest of my life.
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