road map
Plan showing routes
A road map is a map showing roads and highways, used for navigation by drivers.
The term extends to any plan or guide outlining steps toward a goal: a road map for peace, a road map to financial independence.
Unlike a blueprint, which implies detailed specifications, a road map suggests general direction and major waypoints.
Bound collection of charts
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- legendUnverified traditional tale
scale · coordinates · longitude · latitude · grid · key · orienting · destination
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
thoroughfare · byway · boulevard · avenue · lane · pathway · corridor · detour
Planned approach to goals
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
timeline · phases · goals · action plan · priorities · implementation · projections · initiatives
Planned sequence of destinations
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
voyage · adventure · quest · excursion · sojourn · wanderlust · globetrotting · backpacking
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
legend · scale · coordinates · longitude · latitude · grid · key · orienting · destination · topography
highway
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
expressway · thoroughfare · byway · boulevard · avenue · lane · pathway · corridor · detour · bypass
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- milestonesNotable points of progress
objectives · timeline · phases · goals · action plan · priorities · implementation · projections · initiatives · steps
itinerary
Planned sequence of destinations
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- trekArduous overland journey
expedition · voyage · adventure · quest · excursion · sojourn · wanderlust · globetrotting · backpacking · caravan
- mapsatlases, street maps, maps, world maps, regional maps
- Geography Resourcesmaps, atlas, atlases, globe, globes
- reference guidestravel guide, city guide, hiking guide, bird guide, nature guide
- regional mapsregional maps, state maps, city maps, county maps, town maps
- Road Travelhighway, interstate, freeway, car, turnpike
- travel idiomsin the same boat, miss the boat, crossroads, smooth sailing, take the wheel
road mapaimlessness
Lack of direction
chaos · directionlessness · flying blind · confusion · disorientation
road mappostmortem
Examination after death
autopsy · hindsight · retrospective · history · chronicle