📒 a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on
- a main/major/minor road
- a country/mountain road
- Take the first road on the left and then follow the signs.
📒 used in names of roads, especially in towns
- 35 York Road
- We live in/on Kingston Road.
- a street map of London.
📒 the way to achieving something
- on the road to something to be on the road to recovery
- This first exhibition has set him on the road to success.
- We have discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to go down that particular road.
📒 at some time in the future
- There are certain to be more job losses further down the road.
- Will this movie still be funny a few years down the road?
📒 anyway
📒 (to reach) the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way
- A defeat in the second round marked the end of the line for last year's champion.
- The loss of this contract could signal the end of the line for the shipyard.
- This latest disagreement could mean the end of the road for the band.
📒 to start an activity or a journey
- Let's get this show on the road!
📒 to start a journey
- The following spring I hit the road.
📒 to delay dealing with a problem
- This is another attempt to kick the can down the road and leave it to the next generation.
📒 not in good enough condition to be legally driven on public roads
- My car's off the road at the moment.
📒 a last alcoholic drink before you leave a party, etc.
📒 travelling, especially for long distances or periods of time
- The band has been on the road for six months.
- I’ve been on the road since six this morning.
- We'd been on the road since dawn and needed a rest.
📒 in good condition so that it can be legally driven
- It will cost about £500 to get the car back on the road.
- My car is back on the road.
📒 moving from place to place, and having no permanent home
- Life on the road can be very hard.
📒 it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them
📒 the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true
- Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product?