1syllable
road
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Definitions ofroad
1noun
- 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.
- A road; or particularly a car, as a means of transportation.
Example: "We travelled to the seaside by road."
- A path chosen in life or career.
- An underground tunnel in a mine.
- A railway or a single railway track.
- The act of riding on horseback.
- A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.
- (often in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
- A journey, or stage of a journey.
- A way or route.
1adjective
- At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
- (Slang) Having attributes, primarily masculine, suggesting a tendency towards minor crime. Usually used by youths endearingly; glorifying crime.
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