All road synonyms
road
R r noun road
- beltway β A beltway is a road that goes around a city or town, to keep traffic away from the centre.
- doorway β the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door; portal.
- access β If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
- whistlestop β (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- cobblestone β Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- concourse β A concourse is a wide hall in a public building, for example a hotel, airport, or station.
- direction β the act or an instance of directing.
- bypath β a little-used path or track, esp in the country
- cross-cut β made or used for cutting crosswise.
- course β Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- alleyway β An alleyway is the same as an alley.
- beaten track β well-trodden path or route
- waterway β a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.
- back alley β dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
- interstate β connecting or involving different states: interstate commerce.
- means β to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
- firth β John Rupert, 1890β1960, English linguist.
- flagstone β Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.
- walkway β any passage for walking, especially one connecting the various areas of a ship, factory, park, etc.
- byway β A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- carriageway β A carriageway is one side of a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a barrier.
- ins β (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
- harbor β a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- elbowroom β Sufficient space to have freedom of movement.
- harbour β a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- lane β a male given name.
- avenue β Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
- boulevard β A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- boardwalk β A boardwalk is a path made of wooden boards, especially one along a beach.
- freeway β an express highway with no intersections, usually having traffic routed on and off by means of a cloverleaf.
- causeway β A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
- approach β When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- wanderings β Plural form of wandering.
- weekend β the end of a week, especially the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning: We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach.
- motorway β an expressway.
- imminence β Also, imminency. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war.
- bight β a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
- walk β to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- concrete β Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
- instrumentation β the arranging of music for instruments, especially for an orchestra.
- airstrip β An airstrip is a stretch of land which has been cleared so that aircraft can take off and land.
- artery β Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein.