road synonyms

road

n.

  1. A strip prepared for travel

    path, way, highway, roadway, street, avenue, thoroughfare, boulevard, highroad, drive, terrace, parkway, artery, byway, lane, alley, alleyway, crossroad, viaduct, underpass, overpass, causeway, paving, slab, towpath, throughway, thruway, freeway, expressway, turnpike, toll road, divided highway, superhighway, trace, trackway, trail, post road, secondary road, shunpike, market road, national highway, state highway, interstate, Autobahn (German), autostrada (Italian), drag*, main drag*. *

    Types of roads include: tar, blacktop, macadam, Tarvia (trademark), asphalt, concrete, brick, gravel, oiled gravel, dirt, graded earth, wood block, cobblestone, clay and sand, graded and drained, corduroy.

  2. A course

    scheme, way, path; see plan 2, way 2.

on the road

on tour, traveling, on the way; see en route, traveling 2.

one for the road*
take to the road

go, get underway, set out; see leave 1, travel 2.

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