| performance | any recognized accomplishment, they admired his performance under stress, when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe |
performance
execution carrying out carrying into action | the act of performing, of doing something successfully, using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it, they criticised his performance as mayor, experience generally improves performance |
| specific performance | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms |
| linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations, what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) |
dramatic production
dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
| musical performance | the act of performing music |
drive thrust
driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
| road | a way or means to achieve something, the road to fame |
| royal road | an auspicious way or means to achieve something, the royal road to success |
| driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
on the road
on tour | travelling about, they took the show on the road, they lost all their games on the road |
away game
road game | a game played away from home |
| road show | a show on tour |
| performance | the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment, we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal, an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto |
| drive driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver, he sliced his drive out of bounds |
| road construction | the construction of roads |
| road rage | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
| arterial road | a major or main route |
beltway
bypass
ring road
ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
bridle path
bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
driveway
drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
| driving belt | a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery |
driving iron
one iron | (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face |
| driving wheel | a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force) |
frontage road
service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
golf range
driving range | a practice range for practicing golf shots |
highroad
trunk road | a highway |
highway
main road | a major road for any form of motor transport |
live axle
driving axle | the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power |
local road
local street | a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it |
| post road | a road over which mail is carried |
road
route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation |
| road map | a map showing roads (for automobile travel) |
| road surface | the paved surface of a paved roadway |
| side road | a minor road branching off of a main road |
| skid road | a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled |
steamroller
road roller | vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements |
turnpike
toll road | an expressway on which tolls are collected |
operating capability
performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
| road sense | good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road |
| road test | a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy |
road map
guideline | a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action, the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam |
driver's license
driver's licence
driving license
driving licence | a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle |
performance
public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment, they listened to ten different performances, the play ran for performances, the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity |
theatrical performance
theatrical
representation histrionics | a performance of a play |
| road to Damascus | a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians) |
| road gang | a gang of road workers |
| driving school | a school where people are taught to drive automobiles |