road

road [ roud ] noun count ***

1. ) a way that leads from one place to another, especially one with a hard surface that cars and other vehicles can use:

He was driving on the wrong side of the road.

A cat suddenly ran into the middle of the road.

All roads leading into the town are flooded.

busy road (=road with a lot of traffic): The children have to cross a busy road to get to school.

a ) only before noun relating to or happening on a road:

a road accident

road traffic

road safety (=safety when driving on or crossing a road)

b ) Road used in the names of some streets. The written abbreviation is Rd.:

They live on Lockwood Road.

c ) a street with buildings along one side or both sides:

I've lived on this road for twenty years.

up/down/along the road (=farther on the road): There's a diner just up the road.

2. ) a particular process or course of action:

Ella felt Don was leading her down a very dangerous road.

a ) go down that road to take a particular course of action:

I've tried being reasonable with him and I don't want to go down that road again.

b ) the road to something a process or series of events that will achieve something or have a particular result:

The road to success is not always an easy one.

on the road to recovery/success etc.: After weeks of illness he is finally on the road to recovery.

It's a crucial step on the road to democracy.

be in the/someone's road BRITISH SPOKEN

to be in a position that stops someone from going where they want to go

down the road INFORMAL

used for talking about the future and what may happen:

Two years down the road, you might feel very differently.

It's a decision that may well have an impact further down the road.

on the road

1. ) traveling in a car, bus, or truck, especially for a long distance or a long period of time:

We've been on the road now for five hours.

2. ) if entertainers are on the road, they are traveling to many different places to perform:

The band was on the road for seven months last year.

3. ) going from one place to another because you do not have a permanent home:

It was a time when a lot of people were out of work and had to live life on the road.

one for the road SPOKEN

an alcoholic drink that you have quickly before you leave a place:

Let's have one for the road.

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

used for saying that people often make a situation much worse when they intended to make it better

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