| 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 |
bodybuilding
anaerobic exercise
muscle building
musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension |
construction
building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
| road construction | the construction of roads |
shipbuilding
ship building | the construction of ships |
| construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
| jerry-building | construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
| road rage | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic |
morale building
morale booster | anything that serves to increase morale, the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
apartment building
apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
| arterial road | a major or main route |
bank
bank building | a building in which the business of banking transacted, the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon |
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) |
building
edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, there was a three-story building on the corner, it was an imposing edifice |
| building block | a block of material used in construction work |
building complex
complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
| Caledonian Canal | a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end, now little used |
| Caloosahatchee Canal | a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway |
| canal | long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation |
canal boat
narrow boat
narrowboat | a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals |
Capitol
Capitol Building | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
church
church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
| culvert | a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway |
| diplomatic building | government building in which diplomats live or work |
driveway
drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
| Empire State Building | a skyscraper built in New York City in ,feet tall |
| farm building | a building on a farm |
frontage road
service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
| Gota Canal | a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden |
| government building | a building that houses a branch of government |
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 |
medical building
health facility
healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
office building
office block | a building containing offices where work is done |
| Panama Canal | a ship canalmiles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (-) |
| 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 |
| Roman building | a building constructed by the ancient Romans |
ship canal
shipway | a canal large enough for seagoing vessels |
| side road | a minor road branching off of a main road |