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 |
risk peril danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
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 |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
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 |
early warning radar | a radar that is part of an early warning system |
early warning system | a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them |
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 |
tocsin warning bell | a bell used to sound an alarm |
turnpike toll road | an expressway on which tolls are collected |
aposematic coloration warning coloration | conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators, a skunk's aposematic coloration |
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 |
admonition monition warning word of advice | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness), a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality, the warning was to beware of surprises, his final word of advice was not to play with matches |
alarm alert warning signal alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
red light warning light | a cautionary sign of danger |
warning | notification of something, usually in advance, they gave little warning of their arrival, she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin |
warning | a message informing of danger, a warning that still more bombs could explode |
strategic warning | (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act |
tactical warning | (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act |
warning of attack | a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future |
warning of war | a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war |
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 |
danger | a dangerous place, He moved out of danger |
danger line | a line beyond which it is dangerous to go |
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 |
danger zone | a dangerous area |
highjacker highwayman hijacker road agent | a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it |