Definition von b-road im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A B-road is a minor road. a type of road in Britain that is smaller than an A-road
- 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.
- broad
- wide in extent or scope
- broad
- having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad)
- broad
- A channel of water, specifically the bodies of water (not to be confused with the rivers) that make up Norfolk and Suffolk
- 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
- broad
- slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent" very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies
- reach the end of the road
- Reach the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way
- broad
- {a} wide extended, open, plain, coarse
- 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
- broad
- Characterized by breadth
- broad
- You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. A broad range of issues was discussed. a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals. = wide narrow + broadly broad·ly This gives children a more broadly based education
- broad
- very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
- broad
- Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent
- broad
- A colloquial term for a woman or girl
- broad
- Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad
- broad
- lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
- broad
- A broad accent is strong and noticeable. a Briton who spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent. see also broadly
- broad
- Covers the subject very generally; not focused
- broad
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
- broad
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
- broad
- A prostitute, a woman of loose morals
- broad
- Rectangular lighting fixture with symentrical reflector, used in television to provide a somewhat focused soft-edged light as a specialized fill or wash light
- broad
- An open face softlight
- broad
- slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
- broad
- fully, totally, completely
- broad
- broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T G Winner; "granted him wide powers"
- broad
- A broad hint is a very obvious hint. They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. subtle + broadly broad·ly He hinted broadly that he would like to come
- broad
- Means a full-bodied, complex wine with plenty of subtleties
- broad
- {s} wide; extensive
- broad
- strongly regional
- broad
- The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen
- broad
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders
- broad
- Plain; evident; as, a broad hint
- broad
- Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor
- broad
- {i} young woman, woman, girl (Slang)
- broad
- very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies
- broad
- (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
- broad
- You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. The agreement won broad support in the US Congress. a film with broad appeal. = widespread limited + broadly broad·ly The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organisations
- broad
- A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there. = general + broadly broad·ly There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about healing and how they link to plants
- broad
- in broad daylight: see daylight. an offensive word for a woman
- broad
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged
- broad
- A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile. + broadly broad·ly Charles grinned broadly
- broad
- Something that is broad is wide. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river. a broad expanse of green lawn. narrow
- broad
- not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
- broad
- The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar
- broad
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full
- broad
- Fig
- broad
- You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word `science'. restructuring in the broad sense of the word. = general narrow + broadly broad·ly We define education very broadly and students can study any aspect of its consequences for society
- broad
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined
- broad
- a lighting unit designed to illuminate a large area; also known as a "broadside "
- broad
- Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive
- broad
- spectrum revolution-Period beginning around 20,000 B P in the Middle East and 12,000 B P in Europe, during which a wider range, or broader spectrum, of plant and animal life was hunted, gathered, collected, caught, and fished; revolutionary because it led to food production
- broad
- wide
- broad
- Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean
- broad
- being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
- broad
- brad