communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
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 |
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 |
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 |
approach trench communication trench | a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
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) |
communication system communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
communication system | a system for communicating |
driveway drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
frontage road service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
highroad trunk road | a highway |
highway main road | a major road for any form of motor transport |
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 |
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 |
communications communication theory | the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.), communications is his major field of study |
communication communicating | the activity of communicating, the activity of conveying information, they could not act without official communication from Moscow |
channel communication channel line | (often plural) a means of communication or access, it must go through official channels, lines of communication were set up between the two firms |
liaison link contact inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
electronic communication | communication by computer |
digital communication data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
language linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols, he taught foreign languages, the language introduced is standard throughout the text, the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written |
written communication written language black and white | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
animal communication | communication between animals (of the same species) |
visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
paralanguage paralinguistic communication | the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language language voice communication oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth, his speech was garbled, he uttered harsh language, he recorded the spoken language of the streets |
phatic speech phatic communication | conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information |
psychic communication psychical communication anomalous communication | communication by paranormal means |
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 |
skid road | the district of a town frequented by loggers |
Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (, miles), followed by Marco Polo in the th century to reach Cathay |