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road

Noun

An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation (synset 104103160)
is a type of: way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
subtypes:
- access road, slip road - a short road giving access to an expressway
- bypath, byroad, byway - a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
- causeway - a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- clearway - a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)
- corduroy - a road made of logs laid crosswise
- detour, roundabout way - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
- drive, parkway - a wide scenic road planted with trees
- drive, driveway, private road - a road leading up to a private house
- highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport
- line, rail line, railway line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- post road - a road over which mail is carried
- roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
- crosscut, cutoff, shortcut - a route shorter than the usual one
- side road - a minor road branching off of a main road
- skid road - a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
- speedway - road where high speed driving is allowed
- thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another
- cart track, cartroad, track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
- turnoff - a side road where you can turn off
has:
- bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- crest, crown - the center of a cambered road
- carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection - a junction where one street or road crosses another
- roadbed - a bed supporting a road
- berm, shoulder - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
- circle, rotary, roundabout, traffic circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
- turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
- turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
substance holonym: pavement, paving - the paved surface of a thoroughfare

same as: route
A way or means to achieve something (synset 100174852)
"the road to fame"

is a type of: agency, means, way - thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

subtypes: royal road - an auspicious way or means to achieve something

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