road
Where cars travel
A road is a path or route for travel, typically a prepared surface wide enough for vehicles.
Roads connect places: the road to town, a dirt road through the woods.
Figuratively, road suggests a course of action or life direction: the road to success, down that road lies trouble.
On the road means traveling, especially for work: The band spent months on the road.
A road trip is a long-distance journey by car.
Regular work travel
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
jam · tailback · carpool · flow · signal · stoplight · lane · merging
Path through wilderness
- trackPath or monitored route
- laneDesignated travel strip
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
- bywayMinor secondary route
alley · passage · corridor · walkway · bridleway · single-track
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
turnpike · boulevard · avenue · thoroughfare · artery · parkway · causeway · bypass
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- blacktopDark paving material
- macadamCrushed stone paving
bitumen · concrete · gravel · cobblestone · dirt · pothole · crack · resurfacing
Path from A to B
- directionWay something faces
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- signMark conveying information
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
roundabout · fork · detour · exit · GPS · waypoint · landmark · signpost
Flight from captivity
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- independenceFreedom from external control
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
highway · possibilities · exploration · liberation · spirit · uncharted · boundless · roaming
Raised road margin
- kerbRoadside stone boundary
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- shoulderUpper arm joint
guardrail · barrier · ditch · embankment · verge · culvert · drainage · berm
Planned travel somewhere
- travelMovement between locations
- driveOperate a vehicle
- trekArduous overland journey
- voyageJourney by sea
expedition · odyssey · adventure · wanderlust · roadtrip · cross-country · scenic · hitchhiking
commute
Regular work travel
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
bottleneck · jam · tailback · carpool · flow · signal · stoplight · lane · merging · accident
trail
Path through wilderness
byway · alley · passage · corridor · walkway · bridleway · single-track
highway
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
freeway · turnpike · boulevard · avenue · thoroughfare · artery · parkway · causeway · bypass · overpass
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
macadam · bitumen · concrete · gravel · cobblestone · dirt · pothole · crack · resurfacing · sealcoat
route
Path from A to B
intersection · roundabout · fork · detour · exit · GPS · waypoint · landmark · signpost · turn
escape
Flight from captivity
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- independenceFreedom from external control
wanderlust · highway · possibilities · exploration · liberation · spirit · uncharted · boundless · roaming · drifter
curb
Raised road margin
shoulder · guardrail · barrier · ditch · embankment · verge · culvert · drainage · berm
trip
Planned travel somewhere
voyage · expedition · odyssey · adventure · wanderlust · roadtrip · cross-country · scenic · hitchhiking · caravan
hajj
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- CanterburyHistoric English ecclesiastical seat
- shrineSacred devotional place
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
pilgrims · sacred · devotion · spiritual · procession · stations · wayside · sanctuary
roadtrail
Path through wilderness
pathless · path · footpath · wilderness · uncharted territory
- hit the roadBegin one's journey
- down the roadAt a future point
- road mapRoute-planning guide
- road tripsExtended car journeys
- road rageAggressive driving behavior
- dirt roadUnpaved rural thoroughfare
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