Road

rōd, n. a highway for traffic: ( B. ) a plundering excursion.— ns. Road , Road′stead , Roads , a place where ships ride at anchor; Road′-āg′ent , a highwayman: a commercial traveller; Road′-bed , the bed or foundation of a road: the whole superstructure thereon; Road′-book , a guide-book; Road′-car , a kind of omnibus; Road′-harr′ow , a machine for dragging over roads out of repair; Road′ing , the act of running races with teams; Road′-lev′el , a plumb-level used in the construction of roads; Road′-locomō′tive , a road-steamer; Road′-machine′ , a scraper used in road-making; Road′man , Roads′man , one who keeps a road in repair; Road′-met′al , broken stones for roads; Road′-roll′er , a heavy roller used on a macadamised road; Road′-run′ner , a large ground-cuckoo; Road′-scrāp′er , an implement for levelling roads and clearing them of loose stones, .; Road′side , footpath: wayside; Road′stead , a place near a shore where ve els may anchor; Road′-steam′er , a locomotive with broad wheels for roads; Road′ster , a horse for driving or riding on the road: a coach-driver: a bicycle, or tricycle; Road′-survey′or , one who supervises roads; Road′way , the way or part of a road or street travelled by carriages; Road′-weed , a plant of the genus Plant a go.— adj. Road′worthy , fit for the road.— By the road , by the highway; On the road , travelling; Rule of the road , the custom of the country in pa ing on a highway; Take to the road , to become a highwayman. [A.S. rád , a riding— rád , pa.t. of rídan , to ride.]