تعريف (road) في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
- A road
- Any of many major roads in Britain, mostly multi-lane dual carriageways between cities
- A-road
- A main or principal road. A trunk road
- B road
- Any of many minor roads in Britain, typically branching off of A roads and travelling to smaller towns and villages
- Great North Road
- The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh
Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.
- Persian Royal Road
- An ancient system of trade routes and roads in Persia
- Silk Road
- An extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders
- Tobacco Road
- A fictional place in the rural American South inhabited by poor and uneducated
- Tobacco Road
- Dilapidated housing as might be found in the rural American South
All in all, the scene was one of an ethereal Tobacco Road West.
- Tobacco Road
- Poor and uneducated rural Southerners
But those Tobacco Road stereotypes of the South and rural America are the same disparagements that the Republicans hurled at the Populists a century ago .
- access road
- a road giving entry to a region or, esp., a motorway
- arterial road
- A major thoroughfare, particularly one used to provide a large capacity for travelling some distance
- back road
- A secondary road, a little used road, a road through rural areas sometimes used as alternate to main roads
There was too much traffic on the highway, so I used a back road. It was very scenic but I had to keep the speed down.
- corduroy road
- A road paved with split logs laid crosswise side by side flat face up and round side embedded in the crudely prepared soil base
- down the road
- Further along, in terms of time or progress
They decided to save money by using the cheapest components available, but down the road they ran into problems with reliability.
- down the road, not across the street
- Along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side
- end of the road
- Death
- end of the road
- A conclusion, termination or ending (of a process)
- fork in the road
- A junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- fork in the road
- A point where a choice of two equally valid possibilities has to be taken
- frontage road
- A small road, alongside a main road, for access to businesses etc
- get this show on the road
- To begin or launch; to get going
If we're all in agreement about how to proceed, let's get this show on the road.
- go down that road
- To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way
We haven't decided if we want to move yet, but if we go down that road, there'll clearly be no way back.
- go down the road
- To employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way
They were all troublemakers, and I can see how their kids go down the road as well.
- high road
- A main road or highway
There, a few yards before them, was the high road from Risingham to Shoreby, lying, at this point, between two even walls of forest.
- high road
- A course of action which is honorable, dignified, or respectable
The high road of public service and the low road of political advantage seem inextricably intertwined.
- hit the road
- To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle
If we're gonna make it by sunset, we'd better hit the road.
- hit the road
- To leave a place; to go away
It's time for me to hit the road and walk home.
- it's a long road that has no turning
- encouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait
- kick the can down the road
- To defer something
- leave everything on the road
- To exert oneself until completely exhausted
- long road to hoe
- Misconstruction of long row to hoe
- low road
- A course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly
Burger King and Hardee's took the low road, heavily promoting gut-busting sandwiches like the Enormous Omelet and the Monster Thickburger.
- middle of the road
- of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal
- middle of the road
- Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically
A typical middle of the road compromise is to leave the problem as it is.
- middle-of-the-road
- Alternative spelling of middle of the road
- off-road
- Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain
- ring road
- A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation
- road
- a railway; a single railway track
- road
- An underground tunnel in a mine
- road
- a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor
There delivering their fraught, they went to Scandaroone; rather to view what ships was in the Roade, than any thing else .
- road
- A path chosen in life or career
Where, then, is the road to peace?.
- road
- A way used for travelling between places, usually surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Modern roads, both rural and urban, are designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions
- road accident
- an accident between one or more vehicles, and/or another object
- road agent
- A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them
The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts.
- road apple
- Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road
Samples 7–12 contained coarsely chewed plant material; several closely resembled the road apples of horse and burro.
- road apples
- plural form of road apple
- road burn
- skin injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces
- road case
- Cases built for musicians, production companies, and industry. Many cases are constructed using quality materials and assembled by hand to protect musical instruments
- road film
- Alternative name of road movie
- road fund licence
- A paper disc displayed on the windscreen of a road vehicle to show that road tax has been paid
- road game
- An athletic contest played in the opposing team's geographic area
- road grit
- A mixture of grit and salt (often calcium chloride) spread on the surface of roads to prevent the formation of ice during cold, damp weather
- road hog
- A bad or inconsiderate driver of a motor vehicle
- road hog
- A motorist who straddles two lanes of traffic or otherwise monopolizes the road
- road map
- A structured representation of objects over a period of time to display a development plan. Road maps are used in business for strategic planning and communications
- road map
- A map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation. A road map may contain other relevant data, such as terrain or rail roads
- road maps
- plural form of road map
- road movie
- A film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel
- road picture
- Alternative name of road movie
- road race
- A race run on roads rather than a track
- road racing
- racing on roads rather than a track
- road rage
- Uncontrollable aggressive behaviour by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration
- road rash
- skin and bone injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces
- road roller
- A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads
- road rollers
- plural form of road roller
- road sign
- A sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers
The road signs on motorways are particularly clear and well lit at night.
- road to Damascus
- A road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs
The candidate is aggressively branding himself as Vernon 2.0, a kinder, gentler Vernon Jones, a bridge builder, a fence mender. Asked by a Rockdale editor about his “road to Damascus moment,” Jones laughs. “I got knocked off my donkey,” he says.
- road train
- A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two, three or four trailers
- road trains
- plural form of road train
- road trip
- A recreational excursion in a car, often as a type of vacation
- road trips
- plural form of road trip
- road warrior
- A frequent business traveller
- road warrior
- A salesperson that spends a lot of time traveling and outside the office
- road warrior
- A person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work
- road warriors
- plural form of road warrior
- road-agent
- Alternative spelling of road agent
- road-gang
- Attributive form of road gang, noun
- road-hog
- Alternative spelling of road hog
How often that seems to be the case these days, some pushy road-hog you hate turns out to be a little girl at the wheel . - Rabbit is Rich by John Updike.
- road-movie
- Attributive form of road movie
road-movie fan.
- road-race
- Attributive form of road race, noun
- rocky road
- Any of several forms of candy containing lumps of chocolate, marshmallow, nuts etc; used as a flavor for ice-cream or eaten by itself
- rule of the road
- The regulation requiring all traffic (travelling on a road or otherwise) to keep either to the left or the right
The Liverpool and Manchester railway, the first steam-operated passenger railway, which opened in 1830, adopted the British rule of the road, with trains passing each other on the left.
- rules of the road
- The laws that govern driving, especially of motorists and cyclists
- skid road
- Streets with facilities suitable for the recreational needs of lumberjacks
- skid road
- A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded
- slip road
- A segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction)
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions
- well-intended acts can lead to disaster
- toll road
- a road, for the use of which a toll must be paid; a turnpike
- tough road to hoe
- Misconstruction of tough row to hoe
- unadopted road
- A private road, where the local borough council is not responsible for the road's maintenance
- where the rubber meets the road
- A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved
- yellow brick road
- A proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams
But for Clinton the yellow brick road that led inevitably to the Democratic nomination has suddenly become a little bumpy. -.
- yellow-brick road
- Alternative form of yellow brick road
- road
- Vehicle or vehicle and pedestrian route without a significant amount of pedestrian activity generated by adjoining buildings and public spaces Compare street
- trunk road
- (British) main road, highway, highroad
- reach the end of the road
- Reach the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way
- road
- {n} a way for travelling on, anchorage some distance from shore
- controlled access road
- A controlled-access road or limited access road is a road to which access from adjacent properties is limited in some way. It can mean anything from a city street to which the maintaining authority limits driveway access to a freeway (or other equivalent terms). The precise definition of these terms varies by jurisdiction
- limited-access road
- A limited-access road or controlled-access road is a road to which access from adjacent properties is limited in some way. It can mean anything from a city street to which the maintaining authority limits driveway access to a freeway (or other equivalent terms). The precise definition of these terms varies by jurisdiction
- off-road
- (adverb) away from the road; on rough terrain
- road rage
- Violent behavior exhibited by drivers in traffic, often as a manifestation of stress: “Motorists in the United States fear road rage, and the the world's largest auto club wants anger-management education as part of the penalty for such behavior” (Brad Liston)
- road show
- A show presented by a touring theater company
- road show
- A traveling presentation advocating a political idea or agenda
- road worthy certificate
- Road Worthy Certificate (RWC) Used by sales persons to the detriment of customers
- unsealed road
- A rough road that has no hard surface
