Definition von a-road im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A main or principal road. A trunk road
- In some countries, an A-road is a major road. A-roads are narrower than motorways but are wider and straighter than B-roads. a type of road in Britain that is smaller than a motorway, but larger than a B-road
- Any of many major roads in Britain, mostly multi-lane dual carriageways between cities
- 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
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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 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
- A path chosen in life or career
Where, then, is the road to peace?.
- 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 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 motorist who straddles two lanes of traffic or otherwise monopolizes the road
- road hog
- A bad or inconsiderate driver of a motor vehicle
- 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 person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work
- road warrior
- A salesperson that spends a lot of time traveling and outside the office
- 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
- 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 worthy certificate
- Road Worthy Certificate (RWC) Used by sales persons to the detriment of customers
- sacred road
- (Arkeoloji) The Via Sacra (Latin: Sacred Road) is the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum (where it is the widest street), to the Colosseum
- unsealed road
- A rough road that has no hard surface
