English > road: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation. |
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| Synonym | route |
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| Parts | bend, curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
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| crown, crest | The center of a cambered road |
| intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour | A junction where one street or road crosses another |
| roadbed | A bed supporting a road |
| shoulder, berm | A narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road |
| traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout | A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island |
| turnaround | An area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around |
| turnout, widening | A part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park |
| Narrower | access road, slip road | A short road giving access to an expressway |
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| byway, bypath, byroad | A side road little traveled (as in the countryside) |
| causeway | A road that is raised above water or marshland or sand |
| clearway | A road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) |
| corduroy | A road made of logs laid crosswise |
| detour, roundabout way | A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) |
| drive, parkway | A wide scenic road planted with trees |
| driveway, drive, private road | A road leading up to a private house |
| highway, main road | A major road for any form of motor transport |
| line, railway line, rail line | The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
| post road | A road over which mail / mail is carried |
| roadway | A road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel |
| shortcut, cutoff, crosscut | A route shorter than the usual one |
| side road | A minor road branching off of a main road |
| skid road | A road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled |
| speedway | road where high speed driving is allowed |
| thoroughfare | A public road from one place to another |
| track, cart track, cartroad | Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |
| turnoff | A side road where you can turn off |
| Broader | way | Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another |
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| Substances | pavement, paving | The paved surface of a thoroughfare |
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| Spanish | calle, camino, carretera, ruta |
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| Catalan | camí, carretera, ruta |
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