road

A long strip of ground that people and vehicles use to travel between places.

• The road is busy today.
• We crossed the road carefully.
• Several roads were closed after the storm.

Common phrases: busy road, cross the road, road to somewhere, country road

Travel using cars, buses, trucks, or similar vehicles.

• We traveled by road.
• Most goods arrive here by road.
• Road transport was cheaper than sending the equipment by air.

How to use it: by road (The boxes were delivered by road.)

Common phrases: by road, road transport, road travel

A series of actions or experiences that leads towards a goal or a way of living.

• She is on the road to recovery.
• His road to success was full of setbacks.
• They chose different roads in life.

How to use it: the road to something (Education can be a road to a better future.)

Similar words: path, route

Common phrases: road to success, road to recovery, long road ahead

Designed for bicycles used on smooth streets, rather than rough paths.

• She bought a road bike.
• These road tires are narrow and light.
• He changed to road wheels for the race.

Common phrases: road bike, road tires, road wheels