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# road

noun (road, roads)

«road» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A road is a wide hard path where cars, buses and bikes travel from one place to another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#m1)
2. «Road» is part of many street names: «12 Mill Road». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#m2)
3. «On the road» means travelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#m3)
4. The road to something is the way to reach it: «the road to success». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a length to travel or to build; distances along a road; trees or lamps along a road at equal gaps; parts of a road repaired each day. In everyday life and safety: road safety, crossing the road, road signs, a road trip. Phrases: «cross the road», «along the road», «down the road» (near, or later), «road trip», «main road».

### Examples

- The road from the farm to town is 12 km long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x1)
- Workers fix 300 m of road each day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x2)
- There are trees along the road every 5 m. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x3)
- The road is 8 m wide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x4)
- Stop, look and listen before you cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x5)
- We went on a road trip across Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x6)
- The shop is just down the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x7)
- This road is closed for repairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x8)
- They walked back to the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/#x9)

### Note

Countable: «a road». Do not confuse with «rode» (past of ride) or «rowed» (same sound). Maths: usually gives a distance or a length. Trap: posts or trees «along a road» need one more than the gaps (or the same at both ends — read carefully). Safety: never play on the road.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah a road is a way for travel; "the king's highway" is a road through Edom. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a length to travel or to build; distances along a road; trees or lamps along a road at equal gaps; parts of a road repaired each day. In everyday life and safety: road safety, crossing the road, road signs, a road trip. Phrases: «cross the road», «along the road», «down the road» (near, or later), «road trip», «main road».

### Note

Countable: «a road». Do not confuse with «rode» (past of ride) or «rowed» (same sound). Maths: usually gives a distance or a length. Trap: posts or trees «along a road» need one more than the gaps (or the same at both ends — read carefully). Safety: never play on the road.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «road» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/road/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«road» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/road.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «road» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/road/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«road» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/road.html) on Mova free.