roadsides
Berms and verges
The roadsides are the strips of land immediately bordering a road: Wildflowers lined the roadsides.
The term typically refers to the edges of rural highways or country roads rather than urban streets.
Roadside as an adjective describes things located there: roadside attractions, roadside assistance.
Upper arm joint
- guardrailRoadside safety barrier
- kerbRoadside stone boundary
- curbRaised road margin
- embankmentRaised earth structure
verge · edge · barrier · ditch · drainage · culvert · bollard · signpost
Uncultivated flowering plants
- weedsUnwanted wild plants
- grassesMonocot blade plants
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- shrubsLow woody plants
brambles · nettles · dandelions · thistles · lupines · poppies · clover · goldenrod
Scattered broken fragments
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- bottlesNarrow-necked liquid containers
cans · tyres · discarded · dumping · cleanup · pollution · waste · abandoned
Roadside stopping bay
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
- restroomFacility with toilets
- vendingSelling through machines
- dinerCasual American eatery
motel · viewpoint · pull-off · food-truck · hitchhiker · breakdown
shoulder
Upper arm joint
embankment · verge · edge · barrier · ditch · drainage · culvert · bollard · signpost · reflector
wildflowers
Uncultivated flowering plants
shrubs · brambles · nettles · dandelions · thistles · lupines · poppies · clover · goldenrod · milkweed
debris
Scattered broken fragments
bottles · cans · tyres · discarded · dumping · cleanup · pollution · waste · abandoned · refuse
layby
Roadside stopping bay
diner · motel · viewpoint · pull-off · food-truck · hitchhiker · breakdown
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- viewpointWay of seeing things
countryside · pastoral · valley · coastline · horizon · overlook · picturesque · farmland · fields · mountains
vendor
One who sells goods
billboard · advertising · hawker · souvenir · pop-up · market · firewood · pumpkins · strawberries · corn
- butterfly habitatsmeadow, meadows, garden, gardens, butterfly garden
roadsidesmedian
Central sorted value
center line · middle of the road · central reservation · carriageway · median strip
roadsideswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
backcountry · hinterland · interior · deep woods · remote areas
- roadside assistanceEmergency help for motorists
- roadside attractionUnusual highway landmark
- roadside dinerInformal restaurant beside highways
- roadside standInformal outdoor vending booth
- roadside motelBasic highway accommodation
- roadside bombConcealed explosive targeting vehicles