Concept cluster: Recreation > Roads or pathways
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access road
n
(more localised) A road giving access to a particular place.
arterial road
n
A major thoroughfare, particularly one used to provide a large capacity for travelling some distance.
avenue
n
A method or means by which something may be accomplished.
bikeroad
n
A bikeway that is separate from both street and footpath, especially one that is wide enough to accommodate two-way bike traffic.
boom gate
n
boom barrier
bridge of no return
n
A bridge crossing the military demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea.
by-path
n
Alternative form of bypath; an unfrequented path; a byway. [An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.]
by-way
n
Alternative spelling of byway [a road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path.]
bye-lane
n
Obsolete form of bylane. [A secondary road or lane.]
byepath
n
Alternative spelling of bypath [An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.]
bylane
n
A secondary road or lane.
bypath
n
An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.
byway
n
a road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path.
cart road
n
Alternative form of cartroad [(historical) A road for the driving of carts.]
cartway
n
A way or road for carts.
causey
n
(now dialectal) A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.
chariotway
n
A road for chariots.
clearway
n
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement.
corridor
n
The land near an important road, river, railway line
country lane
n
A narrow rural road.
crash barrier
n
A barrier on the side of a road, to keep vehicles on the road.
crawlerway
n
(aerospace) A roadway for the use of crawlers (tracked vehicles).
curb cut
n
A lowered area of curb to allow vehicles to access driveways or approaches, a drop kerb.
curb extension
n
A traffic calming measure that widens the sidewalk for a short distance.
cut-through
n
A shortcut; a route that goes through a particular area or property.
driftway
n
A common road or path for driving cattle.
edgeway
n
A form of railway in which the road is causewayed up to the level of the top of the flanges.
expresswayed
adj
Provided with an expressway.
fallway
n
(US) A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
fareway
n
A road, route, or passage used for travelling over or through.
flyover country
n
(US, sometimes pejorative) The parts of the United States between the East and West Coasts.
flyway
n
A migratory route used by birds between breeding areas.
footpath
n
(Australia, New Zealand, India) A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
footway
n
A passage for pedestrians only.
Fosse Way
n
An ancient Roman road in England, which stretched from Lincoln to Axminster, and possibly further to Exeter, many parts of which have been developed into modern roads.
frontage road
n
A smaller road alongside a main one such as an expressway, for access to adjacent properties.
gangway
n
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
gate
n
A location which serves as a conduit for transport, migration, or trade.
gateway
n
A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
goods yard
n
An area associated with a railway station where freight is loaded and unloaded.
green lane
n
An unmetalled rural road.
highway
n
(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides
hwy
n
Abbreviation of highway. [(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides]
Hwy.
n
Abbreviation of highway. [(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides]
lane
n
Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages.
laneway
n
(Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Australia) A narrow roadway; a lane
lifeway
n
(now chiefly Canada, US) One's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
Lnwy.
n
Abbreviation of laneway. [(Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Australia) A narrow roadway; a lane]
manorway
n
A roadway, typically a dead end, giving access from a manor or village to marshy common land, often near a river.
megaport
n
An extremely large port, especially one that combines support for air, naval, and/or terrestrial travel.
nearside
n
(US, historical) A streetcar designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an intersection, rather than the far side.
pannierway
n
A paved path along which goods were transported in panniers.
parkway
n
(dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.
passage
n
Part of a path or journey.
passenger-side
adj
On the side of a car corresponding to the front passenger's seat.
passway
n
A way by which one can pass; a road; a route.
path
n
A metaphorical course or route; progress.
pathway
n
A footpath or other path or track.
pedway
n
(Canada) An elevated or underground walkway, often connecting high-rise buildings.
Pkwy
n
(in street addresses) Abbreviation of parkway. [(dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.]
port
v
(computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. Porting (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
rampway
n
A sloping path taking the form of a ramp.
Rd.
n
(law) Abbreviation of road. [A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.]
red lane
n
(UK, slang, obsolete) The throat.
red route
n
(UK) A route that has a higher-than-average rate of traffic accidents.
redway
n
A kind of path for use by cyclists and pedestrians in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, generally surfaced with red tarmac.
restricted byway
n
(UK) A minor road or path that may be legally traversed on foot, on horseback, or in any vehicle that is not mechanically propelled.
right of way
n
(countable) A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
ringway
n
(UK) A ring road.
road
n
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
roadside
n
The area on either side of a road.
roadway
n
A way used as a road.
roadwise
adj
(not comparable) Arranged or classified by road.
Roman road
n
(historical) Any of many roads built in Europe, including Britain, by the Ancient Romans, many of which survive in various forms.
routeway
n
A way along which a route can be followed; a road or path.
rumble strip
n
A pattern of variation in a road's surface designed to alert inattentive drivers to potential danger by causing a tactile vibration and audible rumbling if they veer out of their lane.
rutway
n
(historical) A type of road surface employed by the Ancient Greeks and Romans with ruts or grooves a certain distance apart, in which the wheels of the vehicles of the day were guided.
shoulder
n
A usually unsealed strip of land bordering a road, where vehicles can drive or park in an emergency.
shunpike
n
A side road or route.
sideline
n
(Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
sidepath
n
A path for bicyclists located alongside a roadway.
sideroad
n
A lesser road leading off a main road.
sidewalk
n
(US, by extension) any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road
skidway
n
A skid road.
skywalk
n
skyway
skyway
n
An elevated road.
slipway
n
A slip road.
soft shoulder
n
A road shoulder made of gravel rather than asphalt or concrete.
thorofare
n
(simplified spelling) A throughfare; a road, path, or way forming a route between two places.
thoroughfare
n
(now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through.
thoroughlane
n
A way through, thoroughway.
thoroughpass
n
(rare) A way through; thoroughfare.
thoroughway
n
A way through, passageway.
throughfare
n
Obsolete form of thoroughfare. [(now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through.]
throughlane
n
A traffic lane dedicated to allowing an uninterrupted flow of traffic through a given area.
toby
n
(UK, dated, slang) The road or highway.
towpath
n
A path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath.
trackway
n
Any of two or more narrow paths, of steel, smooth stone, or similar, laid in a public roadway otherwise formed of an inferior pavement, such as cobblestones, to provide an easy way for wheeled vehicles.
travelway
n
A road or comparable infrastructure for travelling over or through.
truckway
n
A special road for the exclusive use of trucks.
turnstile
n
A similar device in a footpath to allow people through one at a time while preventing the passage of cattle.
underway
n
A road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle; an underpass.
vaye
n
Obsolete spelling of way [A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.]
via
n
A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
viatecture
n
(dated) The art of making roads or ways for travelling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.
waie
n
Obsolete spelling of way [A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.]
walkway
n
A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
way
n
A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
waye
n
Obsolete spelling of way [A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.]
wayside
n
A rest area.
wayside pulpit
n
A roadside sign fronting churches and other religious worship centers, whose message is changed regularly, often weekly, and is typically welcoming or scriptural, philosophical, spiritual, or otherwise uplifting quotations.
weye
n
Obsolete form of way. [A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.]
wheelway
n
(archaic) A path or road for wheeled vehicles.
woodway
n
A path for pedestrians paved in wood; boardwalk.
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