Topic: ROADS
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arterial
artery
asphalt
Ave.
avenue
ballast
barricade
Belisha beacon
beltway
bitumen
blacktop
blind alley
blind spot
bollard
bottleneck
boulevard
box junction
bus lane
bus shelter
bus stop
bypass(n)
bypass(v)
byway
camber
carriageway
Catseye
causeway
central reservation
chicane
chippings
circus
close
cloverleaf
cobble(v)
cobble(n)
cobbled
cobblestone
cone
contraflow
corner
corniche
crash barrier
crawler lane
crescent
crossing
crossroads
cross street
crosswalk
cul-de-sac
curb
dead end
dirt road
diversion
divided highway
dogleg
Dr
dual carriageway
esplanade
exit
express
expressway
fast lane
flyover
footbridge
freeway
fwy.
gradient
gravelled
gridlock
grit(n)
grit(v)
gutter
hairpin bend
hard shoulder
headroom
hedgerow
high road
highway
hill
hump-backed bridge
interchange
intersect
intersection
interstate
kerb
lamp-post
lane
lay-by
level crossing
macadam
main road
manhole
median
meter maid
mews
milestone
mini-roundabout
motorway
negotiable
off-ramp
off-road
one-way
on-ramp
orbital
parade
parkway
path
pathway
pave
pavement
pedestrian(n)
pedestrian(a)
pedestrian crossing
pedestrianize
pedestrian precinct
pelican crossing
piazza
pike
Pk
Pl.
plaza
point
pothole
promenade
ramp
Rd.
rest area
resurface
right of way
ring road
road
roadblock
road sign
road tax
roadway
roadworks
roundabout
rush hour
rut
rutted
S-bend
S-curve
service area
service station
shoulder
sidewalk
signpost
single track road
sleeping policeman
slip road
snow route
soft shoulder
speed bump
speed limit
spur
St
stoplight
street
streetcar
streetlight
strip
subway
superhighway
suspension bridge
switchback
tar(n)
tar(v)
tarmac(n)
tarmac(v)
taxi rank
terminus
thoroughfare
throughway
thruway
T-junction
toll
tollbooth
toll bridge
tollgate
toll road
tollway
towaway zone
traffic
traffic calming
traffic circle
traffic cone
traffic island
traffic lights
traffic warden
tramlines
truck stop
trunk road
turn
turning
turn-off
turnout
turnpike
underpass
way
wayside
weighbridge
yellow line
zebra crossing
| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | rad 'ride, journey' |
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1 [uncountable and countable]TTR a specially prepared hard surface for cars, buses, bicycles etc to travel on [↪ street, motorway, freeway]COLLOCATIONS 
along/up/down a road on/in a road on the other side of the road in the middle of the road by the side of the road by road (=driving) on the roads cross a road run (out) into a road side/back road (=a small road that is not used much) busy road (=one with a lot of traffic) road sense (=knowledge about how to behave sensibly near traffic) road safety
There are far more cars on the roads now than there used to be.

along/up/down a road on/in a road on the other side of the road in the middle of the road by the side of the road by road (=driving) on the roads cross a road run (out) into a road side/back road (=a small road that is not used much) busy road (=one with a lot of traffic) road sense (=knowledge about how to behave sensibly near traffic) road safety
There are far more cars on the roads now than there used to be.2 used in addresses after the names of roads and streets :
65 Maple Road
Road
written abbreviation Rd.TTR
65 Maple Road3
on the road
a) TTC travelling in a car, especially for long distances :
I've been on the road since 5:00 a.m. this morning.
I've been on the road since 5:00 a.m. this morning.b) AP if a group of actors or musicians are on the road, they are travelling from place to place giving performances :
They're on the road for six months out of every year.
They're on the road for six months out of every year.c) TTC if your car is on the road, you have paid for the repairs, tax etc necessary for you to drive it legally :
It would cost too much to put it back on the road.
It would cost too much to put it back on the road.4 if you are on the road to something, you will achieve it soon, or it will happen to you soon :
the road to something
5 to choose a particular course of action :
Is there any scope for going down that road in the future?
It depends which road you want to go down.
go down a/this road
Is there any scope for going down that road in the future?
It depends which road you want to go down.6 in the future, especially at a later stage in a process :
You can always upgrade a bit further down the road if you want.
Somewhere down the road, they're going to clash.
along/down the road
You can always upgrade a bit further down the road if you want.
Somewhere down the road, they're going to clash.➔ the end of the road
at end1 (17)➔ hit the road
at hit1 (13)WORD FOCUS: road
a big road: main road, highway, motorway British English, freeway American English, expressway, turnpike American English, interstate American English, A-road British English
a road in a town: street, avenue, boulevard
a road in the countryside: country road, lane, track
a road you pay to use: toll road
parts of a road: fast lane, slow lane, hard shoulder British English/shoulder American English, central reservation British English/median strip American English, pavement British English/sidewalk American English