| back road |
a road that avoids traffic and high speed travel. It is often a small, country road that goes through areas with few houses and buildings. |
| by-road |
a secondary road; side road. |
| get the show on the road |
(slang) to begin; get started. |
| middle-of-the-road |
not extreme; cautiously moderate. |
| off-road |
of a type of vehicle used away from streets and highways. |
| on the road |
traveling, esp. as a salesperson, performer, or theatrical company. |
| one for the road |
one last drink, esp. an alcoholic beverage, that is taken before departing. |
| post road |
a road, route, or way on which mail is conveyed. [2 definitions] |
| road agent |
a highway robber of stagecoaches, as in the nineteenth-century western United States. |
| road hog |
one who drives so as to obstruct other traffic moving in the same direction, as by occupying parts of both lanes simultaneously. |
| road map |
a map used by drivers that shows the streets, highways, and mileage in and between towns of an area. |
| road racing |
automobile racing on a course of or resembling public roads. |
| road test |
a test made on the road under normal driving conditions to assess the quality of a vehicle's performance, undertaken esp. by a prospective buyer or by a mechanic servicing a vehicle in need of repair. [2 definitions] |
| roadkill |
the remains of an animal killed by being struck by a car or other vehicle. [2 definitions] |
| Silk Road |
a name given to the ancient trade routes between China and southern Europe, through southern Asia. |
| toll road |
a road that one must pay a toll to use. |