Definition of: road

(rōd) noun
1. An open way for public passage, especially from one city, town, or village to another; a highway: distinguished from a street.
2. Any way of advancing or progressing; any course followed in a journey; a path.
3. A roadstead: commonly in the plural: Hampton Roads.
4. U.S. A railroad.
—on the road.
1. On tour: said of circuses, theatrical companies, etc.
2. Traveling, as a canvasser or salesman.
3. Living the life of a tramp or hobo. [OE rād a ride, a riding <rīdan ride. Related to RIDE.] Synonyms: course, highway, lane, passage, path, pathway, route, street, thoroughfare, track, turnpike, way. See WAY