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    plural roads
    
    a hard flat surface for vehicles, people, and animals to travel on [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a process or a course of action that leads to a certain result
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    down the road
    
    in or into the future
    
    
    
    
    
    for the road
    
    used to refer to an alcoholic drink that you have quickly before leaving a place
    
    
    
    get the/this show on the road
    
    
    
    hit the road
    
    informal :to begin a journey
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    on the road
    
    traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    of a vehicle
    
    being used
    
    
    
    in good enough condition to be legally driven
    
    
    
    the end of the road