INDEX:
1. in a town
2. outside a town
3. a wide road for travelling quickly
4. a path for people to walk on
RELATED WORDS
when a road changes direction : ↑ TURN (9)
when a road, path etc bends : ↑ BEND (7)
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1. in a town
▷ road /rəʊd/ [countable noun]
a hard level surface made for cars and other vehicles to travel on :
▪ They’re building a new road around the city centre.
▪ I live at 37 King’s Road, Birmingham.
cross the road
▪ Before crossing the road, stop, look, and listen.
by the side/edge of the road
▪ Something was lying in the gutter by the side of the road.
across/over the road
on the other side of the road
▪ A widow lives in the house just across the road.
along/down/up the road
on the same road
▪ I went to the girls’ school down the road.
main road
a large road where there is likely to be a lot of traffic
▪ They turned left at the gas station, into the busy main road.
busy road
a road where there is a lot of traffic
▪ It’s amazing how many schools front busy roads.
▷ street /striːt/ [countable noun]
a road in the main part of a town, with houses, shops, or offices and sometimes a path down each side for people to walk on :
▪ There were stores on both sides of the street.
▪ Wall Street is a famous financial center in New York.
the streets of London/Paris/Istanbul etc
▪ Pablo loved wandering through the streets of Barcelona.
in/on the streets
▪ We need more police on the streets.
along/down/up the street
▪ Victoria can’t walk down the street without someone recognizing her.
live in a street British /on a street
American
▪ She had lived in the same street in London all her life.
somebody’s street
the street where someone lives
▪ Our street was just a row of brick terraced houses.
▷ high street British /main street American /ˈhaɪ striːt, ˈmeɪn striːt/ [countable noun]
the main street in the middle of a town where most of the shops and offices are :
▪ Our bank used to have a branch in every high street.
▪ The small town of Whitehorse, Alaska consists of a half-mile long main street and a few scattered houses.
▪ Albert Road is just off the High Street.
▷ back street also back alley American /ˈbæk striːt, ˈbæk æli/ [countable noun]
a small street, away from the main streets of a town, where there are no large shops or important buildings :
▪ They went exploring the dark, narrow back alleys of the old part of town.
▪ It took us almost an hour to find her house in a narrow little back street.
▷ side street /ˈsaɪd striːt/ [countable noun]
a small quiet road away from any main roads :
▪ If the car park’s full you might find a space in one of the side streets.
▷ alley /ˈæli/ [countable noun]
a very narrow street or path between buildings in a town :
▪ A narrow alley led up between the houses to the main street.
▪ Women in white aprons gossiped in the alley between the apartment blocks.
▷ avenue/boulevard /ˈævɪnjuː, ˈævənjuːǁ-nuː, ˈbuːlvɑːʳdǁˈbuːlə-, ˈbʊ-/ [countable noun]
a wide road often with trees along each side of it, especially one that is long and straight - often used in street names :
▪ She lives in a large house on Acacia Avenue.
▪ New York’s 5th Avenue
▪ The apartment is located on Jackson Boulevard.
▪ New Delhi, with its elegant wide avenues and impressive government buildings, is a complete contrast with Old Delhi.
▪ There are plans to replace the old highway with a braod tree-lined boulevard.
▷ cul-de-sac/dead end/dead end street /ˈkʌl də sæk, ˌded ˈend, ˈded end ˌstriːt/ [countable noun]
a street that is closed at one end so there is only one way in and out :
▪ We got to know the neighbors on our cul-de-sac quite well.
▪ Archie lives on a dead end street, so it is very quiet.
▪ Honey, this is a dead end - you’ll have to turn around.
▷ drive /draɪv/ [countable noun]
a road with houses on it, especially a beautiful one - used in street names :
▪ She was found dead at her home in Maple Drive.
▷ close /kləʊs/ [countable noun] British
a road with houses along each side of it and with only one way in or out - used in street names :
▪ Fran lives at 37 Appian Close.
▷ crescent /ˈkres ə nt/ [countable noun] British
a street with a curved shape - used in street names :
▪ Turn left into Badgerly Crescent.
2. outside a town
▷ road /rəʊd/ [countable noun]
a road that connects towns or cities :
▪ Route 66 used to be one of the main roads across the States.
▪ I like driving on the French roads - they’re so straight, and there isn’t much traffic.
road to
▪ As you leave the city, turn right and take the road to Madrid.
▷ lane /leɪn/ [countable noun]
a narrow road in the countryside, connecting villages or farms :
▪ The last stretch of road is a narrow lane bordered by trees.
country lane
▪ We rode our bicycles along pretty country lanes.
▷ dirt road /ˈdɜːʳt ˌrəʊd/ [countable noun]
a narrow road with a dirt or soil surface :
▪ A dirt road ran from the highway past the dump and into some trees.
▪ Rain fell continuously and turned the winding dirt road into a river of slippery mud.
▷ track /træk/ [countable noun] British
a narrow road, usually without a hard surface, leading to a farm or field :
▪ The track was only wide enough for one car.
3. a wide road for travelling quickly
▷ motorway British /freeway American /ˈməʊtəʳweɪ, ˈfriːweɪ/ [countable noun]
a wide road connecting cities and towns, on which cars can travel fast for long distances :
▪ The speed limit on motorways is 70 mph.
▪ We headed east on the Pasadena freeway.
a motorway bridge/cafe/garage etc
▪ A new motorway service station has been opened to encourage drivers to take a break.
▷ highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/ [countable noun] American
a wide fast road that connects cities and towns :
▪ I got onto the highway and drove as fast as I could.
highway 61/70 etc
▪ There’s a rest stop somewhere on Highway 61.
▷ expressway /ɪkˈspresweɪ/ [countable noun] American
a wide fast road that takes traffic into and out of a big city :
▪ They took the expressway to the airport.
▷ route /ruːtǁruːt, raʊt/ [] American
used in the names of some roads connecting towns and cities :
▪ Rockland is hard to miss. Route 1 runs right through it.
▪ the westerly side of Route 128
▷ by-pass /ˈbaɪ pɑːsǁ-pæs/ [countable noun] British
a road that goes around a town, so that people can avoid driving through the town :
▪ It will be much quicker if we take the by-pass rather than drive through the middle of town.
▪ The village has become much quieter since the creation of the by-pass.
▷ ring road British /beltway American /ˈrɪŋ rəʊd, ˈbeltweɪ/ [countable noun]
a circular road that goes around the edge of a large town, with roads leading off it into the centre of the town :
▪ The property is ideally placed for access to the centre and the ring road.
inner ring road
a ring road that is inside another road that goes around a town
▪ a car park beside the inner ring road
▪ We took the beltway around the city.
4. a path for people to walk on
▷ path /pɑːθǁpæθ/ [countable noun]
a long, narrow piece of ground for people to walk along :
▪ A narrow path took us down to the river.
down/along a path
▪ He lead me down a path to a farmhouse.
garden path
▪ Mrs Smith was singing as she came up the garden path.
▷ pavement British /sidewalk American /ˈpeɪvmənt, ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ [countable noun]
a path built along the side of a street for people to walk on :
▪ Christopher wandered along the sidewalk, looking into store windows.
▪ What annoys me is that everyone parks on the pavement in front of our house.
▷ footpath /ˈfʊtpɑːθǁ-pæθ/ [countable noun] British
a public path for people to walk on in the country :
▪ They followed the coastal footpath into the village.
public footpath
a path that anyone can use, especially one on private land
▪ There are over 1,000 miles of public footpaths within the national park boundaries.
▷ trail /treɪl/ [countable noun] American
a path in the mountains or in the forest :
▪ The trail follows the river most of the way to Avalanche Lake.