a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
2.
a way or course: the road to peace.
3.
a railroad.
4.
Often, roads.Also called roadstead.Nautical. a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
5.
Mining. any tunnel in a mine used for hauling.
6.
the road, the places, usually outside of New York City, at which theatrical companies on tour generally give performances.
—Idioms
7.
burn up the road, Slang. to drive or move very fast.
8.
down the road, in the future: Economists see higher interest rates down the road.
9.
hit the road, Slang. to begin or resume traveling: We hit the road before sunrise.
10.
one for the road, a final alcoholic drink taken just before departing from a party, tavern, or the like.
11.
on the road,
a.
traveling, esp. as a sales representative.
b.
on tour, as a theatrical company: The musical ends its New York run next week to go on the road.
c.
started; under way: We need funds to get the project on the road.
12.
take to the road, to begin a journey or tour. Also, take the road.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME rode, earlier rade, OE rād a riding, journey on horseback, akin to rīdan to ride]
O.E. rad "riding, hostile incursion," from P.Gmc. *ridanan, source of O.E. ridan (see ride). Also related to raid. In M.E., "a riding, a journey," sense of "open way for traveling between two places" is first recorded 1596. Modern spelling only established 18c. Roadblock is attested from 1940. Roadster "open two-seat automobile" is from 1908, earlier of light carriages (1892), originally "a ship lying near the shore" (1744), which is from the nautical sense of "narrow stretch of sheltered water" (c.1320, cf. Hampton Roads in Virginia). Road test is from 1906. Road hog is attested from 1891; road rage is from 1988; roadie "laborer employed by pop groups while on tour" first recorded 1969; road kill (n.) in the figurative sense is from 1992.
a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on Example: This road takes you past the school; (also adjective) road safety
Arabic:
طَريق
Chinese (Simplified):
道路
Chinese (Traditional):
道路
Czech:
cesta, silnice; silniční
Danish:
vej; vej-
Dutch:
weg
Estonian:
(maan)tee
Finnish:
tie
French:
route; (adj.) routier
German:
die Straße; Straßen-…
Greek:
δρόμος
Hungarian:
(köz)út
Icelandic:
vegur
Indonesian:
jalan
Italian:
strada; stradale
Japanese:
道路
Korean:
길, 도로
Latvian:
ceļš
Lithuanian:
kelias
Norwegian:
vei, gate
Polish:
droga
Portuguese (Brazil):
estrada
Portuguese (Portugal):
estrada
Romanian:
drum
Russian:
дорога; дорожный
Slovak:
cesta; cestný
Slovenian:
cesta
Spanish:
camino; carreera
Swedish:
gata, väg
Turkish:
yol
road2[rəud]noun
(often abbreviated toRdwhen written) used in the names of roads or streets Example: His address is 24 School Road.
Bryans Road, MD (CDP, FIPS 10925) Location: 38.63185 N, 77.07963 W Population (1990): 3809 (1351 housing units) Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20616
Church Road, VA Zip code(s): 23833
Green Road, KY Zip code(s): 40946
Pike Road, AL Zip code(s): 36064
State Road, NC Zip code(s): 28676
South Road, NY Zip code(s): 12601
River Road, OR (CDP, FIPS 62300) Location: 44.08420 N, 123.13255 W Population (1990): 9443 (3624 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
River Road, NC (CDP, FIPS 56815) Location: 35.50664 N, 76.99103 W Population (1990): 3892 (1799 housing units) Area: 18.3 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)
Break\, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs. Broke); p. pr. & vb. n. Breaking.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka, br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.]1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock. --Shak. 2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods. 3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate. Katharine, break thy mind to me. --Shak. 4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise. Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton 5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey. Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore. --Shak. 6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set. 7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares. 8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments. The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments with which he had solaced the hours of captivity. --Prescott. 9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill. 10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax. 11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind. An old man, broken with the storms of state. --Shak. 12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow. I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall. --Dryden. 13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to, and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as, to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose cautiously to a friend. 14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle. "To break a colt." --Spenser. Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute? --Shak. 15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin. With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks, Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks. --Dryden. 16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss. I see a great officer broken. --Swift. Note: With prepositions or adverbs: To break down. (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's strength; to break down opposition. (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to break down a door or wall. To break in. (a) To force in; as, to break in a door. (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in. To break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break one of a habit. To break off. (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig. (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. "Break off thy sins by righteousness." --Dan. iv. 27. To break open, to open by breaking. "Open the door, or I will break it open." --Shak. To break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to break out a pane of glass. To break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it easily. To break through. (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to break through the enemy's lines; to break through the ice. (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony. To break up. (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow ground). "Break up this capon." --Shak. "Break up your fallow ground." --Jer. iv. 3. (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. "Break up the court." --Shak. To break (one) all up, to unsettle or disconcert completely; to upset. [Colloq.] Note: With an immediate object: To break the back. (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally. (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the back of a difficult undertaking. To break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to transfer in detail, as from boats to cars. To break cover, to burst forth from a protecting concealment, as game when hunted. To break a deer or stag, to cut it up and apportion the parts among those entitled to a share. To break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. See Breakfast. To break ground. (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence excavation, as for building, siege operations, and the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a canal, or a railroad. (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan. (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom. To break the heart, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief. To break a house (Law), to remove or set aside with violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of the fastenings provided to secure it. To break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a subject. To break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually by forcible means. To break a jest, to utter a jest. "Patroclus . . . the livelong day breaks scurril jests." --Shak. To break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc., so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with those in the preceding course. To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest. To break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck. To break no squares, to create no trouble. [Obs.] To break a path, road, etc., to open a way through obstacles by force or labor. To break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly employed in some countries. To break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus. Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate; infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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