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Synonyms for road

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rohd
Phonetic Transcription : roÊŠd

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Définition of road

Origin :
  • Old English rad "riding expedition, journey, hostile incursion," from Proto-Germanic *raido (cf. Old Frisian red "ride," Old Saxon reda, Middle Dutch rede, Old High German reita "foray, raid"), from PIE *reidh- "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Also related to raid (n.). In Middle English, "a riding, a journey;" sense of "open way for traveling between two places" is first recorded 1590s. Meaning "narrow stretch of sheltered water" is from early 14c. (e.g. Hampton Roads in Virginia).
  • Modern spelling established 18c. In 19c. U.S. use, often meaning "railroad." On the road "travelling" is from 1640s. Road test (n.) is from 1906; as a verb from 1937. Road hog is attested from 1886; road rage is from 1988. Road map is from 1786; road trip is by 1950, originally of baseball teams.
  • noun path upon which travel occurs
Example sentences :
  • A bell had been tinkling nearer and nearer on the road ahead.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "You are rather inscrutable," he said, as they resumed the road.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • When they met Fish in the road they stepped aside and said "Good morning, sir."
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The Surveyor-General and a party accompanied us for some distance along the road.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • And she stood alert at the side of the road, looking at Andrew like a queen.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Shall we pause now and turn our back upon the road that lies ahead?
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Andy could see now that it was a roadster, low-hung, ponderous, to keep the road.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The first Maryland brigade as a corps de reserve on the road.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • The road to it led through one of the meanest portions of the city.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • I tell you all: don't you get so bold as to stand in my road.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
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