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Road

🔄 Synonyms of "Road"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
movingnoun(not comparable) That moves or move.
routenounA course or way which is traveled or passed.
travelingnounThe action of the verb travel.
touringnounIntended for a journey through a country or a region, related to tourism.
itinerantnounHabitually travelling from place to place.

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roadworthy(automotive, road transport) Being able to be driven, or suitable for driving, on the open road.
routenounA course or way which is traveled or passed.
touringnoun(informal) A touring car.
itinerantnounOne who travels from place to place.
movingnoun(uncountable) The relocation of goods
travelingnounThe action of the verb travel.
carriagewaynoun(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.
motorwaynoun(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
freewaynoun(US, Parts of Canada and Australia) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
expresswaynoun(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines) Synonym of freeway.
highwaynounA main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
vianoun(electronics) An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.
routeingnoun(British) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a transport network.
roadwaynounThe main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
trafficnounMoving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.
parkwaynoun(US) A scenic freeway.
drivewaynoun(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
transportationnoun(chiefly US) The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
lanenoun(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
boulevardnounA broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

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