noun an inroad; an invasion; a raid.
2. road ·noun a journey, or stage of a journey.
3. road ·noun a place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead;
often in the plural; as, hampton roads.
4. road ·noun a place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another.