Definition of Roads. Meaning of Roads. Synonyms of Roads

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Definition of Roads

Road
Road Road, n. [AS. r[=a]d a riding, that on which one rides or travels, a road, fr. r[=i]dan to ride. See Ride, and cf. Raid.] 1. A journey, or stage of a journey. [Obs.] With easy roads he came to Leicester. --Shak. 2. An inroad; an invasion; a raid. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another. The most villainous house in all the London road. --Shak. Note: The word is generally applied to highways, and as a generic term it includes highway, street, and lane. 4. [Possibly akin to Icel. rei[eth]i the rigging of a ship, E. ready.] A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads. --Shak.

Meaning of Roads from wikipedia

- to serve as public spaces, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access...
- body of water known as Hampton Roads is one of the world's largest natural harbors (more accurately a roadstead or "roads"). It incorporates the mouths...
- List of A roads in zone 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the River Thames, east of the A1 (roads beginning with 1). "Old Stoke Bridge, Ipswich"....
- A roads in zone 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 and A7 roads, and west of the A1 (road beginning with 6). "A613 (Gateshead)". sabre-roads.org...
- List of A roads in zone 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3 (roads beginning with 2). Wikimedia Commons has media...
- List of A roads in zone 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5 (roads beginning with 4). Only roads that have individual...
- roads in zone 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4 (roads beginning with 3). Wikimedia Commons has media related to A roads...
- List of A roads in zone 5 in Great Britain starting north/east of the A5, west of the A6, south of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary (roads beginning with...
- 526,714 (2013 estimate), has many county roads. The following is an incomplete list of county-maintained roads in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States...
- signed routes, unsigned special service roads (SSR), and unsigned state roads (SR). State roads are feeder roads that provide additional interconnections...