Travel / A1

ROHD/rəʊd/

Cars and buses need a hard path: a road. This road goes to the city. On the road / across the road. A street often has houses and a name in town; a road can be longer and between places. Look both ways before you cross the road.

Meaning

A hard path for cars and buses.

Examples

• “This road goes to the city.”
• “The road is closed today.”
• “They live on a quiet road.”

Good to know

on the road / cross the road. street = often in town with houses.

Near in meaning

street

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