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Roadside

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The area bordering on the side of a road.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Located next to (beside) a road.

n. The area on either side of a road.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Land adjoining a road or highway; the part of a road or highway that borders the traveled part. Also used ajectively.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The side of a road; border of a road; footpath; wayside.

Situated by the side of a road.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. edge of a way or road or path

Word Usage

"Details of how British electronic components have been found in roadside bombs were given to David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, when he visited British troops at their military compound at Lashkagar, in Helmand province, earlier this week."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

edge

Form

roadside hawk

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

wayside

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

wayside nearby makeshift open-air allnight