{
    "term": "road",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on",
            "sensetop": "along/up/down the roadby road",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **main/major/minor road**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **country/mountain road**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take the first road on the left and then follow the signs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is on a very busy road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They live just down the road *(= further on the same road)*.",
                    "contextForm": "along/up/down the road"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was walking along the road when he was attacked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It takes about five hours by road *(= driving)*.",
                    "contextForm": "by road"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's difficult to **cross the road** safely around here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**road accidents/safety/users**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There have been 34 road deaths this month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "India has worked hard to improve its **road network**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The steep and winding little road was covered in mud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With heavy **road traffic**, roads deteriorate rapidly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a 10-mile road race"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a notoriously dangerous **stretch of road**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All main roads were passable with care."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Angry farmers blocked the road with their tractors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was hit by a lorry as he pulled out into the main road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Huge eucalyptuses lined the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I must have driven the back roads for half an hour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I pulled off the road for a rest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It takes three hours by road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's leave when the roads are clear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our road branches off to the left just past the wood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Road bumps/​humps have been laid down to limit the speed of cars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Road tolls can make driving expensive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Road tolls can make travelling by motorway fairly expensive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stepped out into the road without looking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take the next road on the right."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The airport's near here but there's no direct road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car left the road and slid to a halt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd eventually cleared the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowds lined the roads for his triumphal entry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house across the road is for sale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road ascends steeply from the harbour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road crosses the river further up the valley."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road narrowed and turned into this dirt trail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road runs parallel to the river."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road stretches off into the distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road twists and turns up the hillside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The track joins the main road just south of the town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is still no road access to the island."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a dog in the road so we stopped."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a lot of traffic on the road this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's something lying on the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They cleared the roads of snow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They live down the road from us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They stopped in a forest, leaving the main road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Traffic clogs the roads."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Turn left onto the coastal road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We came to a fork in the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We took the wrong road and had to turn back."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll be able to go faster once we're out on the open road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where does this road go?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bumpy road through the forest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "loans for road construction and infrastructure development"
                },
                {
                    "text": "on the road to Damascus"
                },
                {
                    "text": "poor driving standards and lack of road manners"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the building of new roads"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the cost of road maintenance"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the main road through the centre of town"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the old dirt road to the village"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the road connecting Irado and Calla Ayda"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road stretched out before them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the surrounding road system"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A major road crosses the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A man's body was lying in the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Exhausted, he sat down at the side of the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Go along the road until you reach an intersection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would be better to go by road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a quiet residential road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My mother lives down the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now the roads are even more congested."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Road works on the Darlington to Durham road are causing delays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lives on a very busy road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aim is to reduce the number of road accidents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children learn about road safety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The condition of the road surface is poor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The main north-south road was closed because of flooding."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their road building program was abandoned because of lack of funds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a cow sitting right in the middle of the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a shop just up the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They followed the coastal road for about 50 miles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We drove along country roads."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We took a narrow twisting road up into the mountains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The property is set back from the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many trees are down and roads are impassable."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broad", "wide", "narrow"],
                "verb + road": ["follow", "go down", "take"],
                "road + verb": ["go", "lead", "run"],
                "road + noun": ["atlas", "map", "markings"],
                "preposition": ["across the road", "along the road", "by road"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the side of the road",
                    "by the side of the road",
                    "on the side of the road"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used in names of roads, especially in towns",
            "labels": "British EnglishBritish EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish EnglishNorth American English(British English)(North American English)North American English",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "35 York Road"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We live in/on Kingston Road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Turn right into Harpes Road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We live in Pinsley Road."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the way to achieving something",
            "sensetop": "on the road to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be on **the road to recovery**",
                    "contextForm": "on the road to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This first exhibition has set him on the road to success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to **go down that** particular **road**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bringing up a child alone can be a long and hard road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He walks a road filled with shadow and doubt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It does appear we are on the right road to success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It isn't going to be an easy road for him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kaufman has opted to travel the middle road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We would prefer not to go down that particular road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government's policy on education is a dead-end road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have travelled/​traveled the long, lonely road of exclusion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have chosen the road of peace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be on the road to recovery/​success"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wished him luck in whatever road he decided to follow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She set out on the road to stardom too early in life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The economy is well on the road to recovery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are several different roads to achieving career success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They seem to be on the road to ruin."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broad", "wide", "narrow"],
                "verb + road": ["follow", "go down", "take"],
                "road + verb": ["go", "lead", "run"],
                "road + noun": ["atlas", "map", "markings"],
                "preposition": ["across the road", "along the road", "by road"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the side of the road",
                    "by the side of the road",
                    "on the side of the road"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at some time in the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There are certain to be more job losses further down the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Will this movie still be funny a few years down the road?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "anyway",
            "labels": "(Northern British English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to reach) the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A defeat in the second round marked the end of the line for last year's champion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The loss of this contract could signal the end of the line for the shipyard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This latest disagreement could mean the end of the road for the band."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to start an activity or a journey",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's get this show on the road!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to start a journey",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The following spring I hit the road."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to delay dealing with a problem",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This is another attempt to kick the can down the road and leave it to the next generation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not in good enough condition to be legally driven on public roads",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My car's off the road at the moment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a last alcoholic drink before you leave a party, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "travelling, especially for long distances or periods of time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The band has been on the road for six months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’ve been on the road since six this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'd been on the road since dawn and needed a rest."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in good condition so that it can be legally driven",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It will cost about £500 to get the car back on the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My car is back on the road."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "moving from place to place, and having no permanent home",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Life on the road can be very hard."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊd/",
                "audio": "ro/road/road__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊd/",
                "audio": "ro/road/road__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English rād ‘journey on horseback’, ‘foray’; of Germanic origin; related to the verb ride."
}