winding roads

Twisting mountain routes

Roads that curve and twist rather than following a straight path, typically through hilly or mountainous terrain.

The phrase often carries romantic or scenic connotations: We took the winding roads through wine country.

It can also suggest difficulty or slow progress: The winding roads added an hour to our trip.

Opposites
path geometry

winding roadsstraightaways

Unbending course segments

straightaway · dead straight · highways · freeways · interstates

driving experience

winding roadsopen highway

flat terrain

Family

wind, road

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G