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road
English
Alternative forms
- rade (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English rode, rade (“ride, journey”), from Old English r?d (“riding, hostile incursion”), from Proto-West Germanic *raidu, from Proto-Germanic *raid? (“a ride”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyd?- (“to ride”). Doublet of raid, acquired from Scots, and West Frisian reed (paved trail/road, driveway).
The current primary meaning of "street, way for traveling" originated relatively late—Shakespeare seemed to expect his audiences to find it unfamiliar—and probably arose through reinterpetation of roadway as a tautological compound.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: r?d, IPA(key): /???d/
- (General American) enPR: r?d, IPA(key): /?o?d/
- Rhymes: -??d
- Homophones: Rhode, rode, rowed
Noun
road (plural roads)
- 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. [from 16th c.]
- (uncountable) Roads in general as a means of travel, especially by motor vehicle.
- A way or route.
- 1855-1857, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
- He stirred up his hair with his sprightliest expression, glanced at the little figure again, said ‘Good evening, ma ‘am; don’t come down, Mrs Affery, I know the road to the door,’ and steamed out.
- 1855-1857, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
- (figuratively) A path chosen in life or career. [from 17th c.]
- 1964, Ronald Reagan: A Time for Choosing
- Where, then, is the road to peace?
- 1964, Ronald Reagan: A Time for Choosing
- An underground tunnel in a mine. [from 18th c.]
- (US, rail transport) A railway or (Britain, rail transport) a single railway track. [from 19th c.]
- (obsolete) The act of riding on horseback. [9th-17th c.]
- (obsolete) A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid. [9th-19th c.]
- (nautical, often in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act V scene i[2]:
- Antonio: Sweet lady, you have given me life and living; / For here I read for certain that my ships / Are safely come to road.
- 1630, John Smith, True Travels, in Kupperman 1988, page 38:
- There delivering their fraught, they went to Scandaroone; rather to view what ships was in the Roade, than any thing else […].
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act V scene i[2]:
- (obsolete) A journey, or stage of a journey.
- c. 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act IV scene ii[3]:
- At last, with easy roads, he came to Leicester; / Lodg'd in the abbey, where the reverend abbot, / With all his convent, honourably receiv'd him; […]
- c. 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act IV scene ii[3]:
Usage notes
Often used interchangeably with street or other similar words. When usage is distinguished, a road is a route between settlements (reflecting the etymological relation with ride), as in the Great North Road from London to Edinburgh, while a street is a route within a settlement (city or town), strictly speaking paved.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:road
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
road (not comparable)
- (US, Canada, sports, chiefly attributive) At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
- (Britain, Slang) Having attributes, primarily masculine, suggesting a tendency towards minor crime. Usually used by youths endearingly; glorifying crime.
Synonyms
- (at the venue of the opposing team or competitor): away (UK)
Anagrams
- A-Rod, Dora, Rado, orad, orda
Estonian
Noun
road
- nominative plural of roog
Swedish
Etymology
past participle of roa.
Adjective
road (not comparable)
- amused, entertained
Declension
Related terms
- lättroad
- oroad
Anagrams
- orda
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speedway
English
Wikivoyage
Etymology
From speed +? way.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spi?dwe?/
Noun
speedway (countable and uncountable, plural speedways)
- (uncountable) A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.
- (uncountable) A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks.
- A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
- A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track.
- A size of paved banked oval racetrack, smaller than superspeedways, but larger than a mile.
- A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track.
- (chiefly US) A road for high speed traffic; an expressway.
Synonyms
- (motorcycle racing genre): motorcycle speedway
- (bicycle racing genre): cycle speedway, bicycle speedway
- (racing track): motor speedway, motospeedway
Derived terms
- superspeedway
Translations
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spi?d?ei?/, [?s?pi?d?e?i?]
Noun
speedway
- speedway
Declension
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