road

clear, deserted, empty, lonely, quiet

We drove along a quiet road lined with old oak trees.

direct

We took a direct road through the countryside instead of going around the city.

bad, bumpy, dirt, poor, rough, unmade

The dirt road became muddy and difficult to drive on after the heavy rain.

dangerous, difficult, hard

Learning a new language is a long and difficult road, but it gets easier with practice.

dead-end

After years of trying to make the business work, she finally realized she was on a dead-end road.

open

After leaving the city, we drove along the open road for hours without seeing another car.

right, wrong

My grandfather always said that studying hard was the right road to a good future.

access, arterial, ring, service, side, slip

We took a slip road off the motorway to find a petrol station.

follow, go down

When you reach the traffic lights, follow the road for another two kilometers until you see the hospital.

take, turn (left/right) into/off

When we reached the traffic light, we turned left into a quieter road.

pull (out) into

The car pulled out into the busy road without checking for traffic.

pull off

She pulled off the road to answer her phone safely.

join

A small path joins the road near the bus station.

block, cordon off

The accident was so serious that emergency workers had to cordon off the road for several hours.

go, lead, run

The main road leading to the airport goes through the city center.

bend, curve, turn, twist, wind

The mountain road winds through the forest for several kilometers before reaching the village.

ascend, climb

The mountain road climbed higher and higher until we reached the small village at the top.

cross sth

The new highway crosses three states before reaching the coast.

branch (off), fork

The highway forks into two directions near the mountain pass.

humps

The street had several road humps to slow down traffic in the residential area.

access, link

The new highway provides a direct road link between the two cities.

manners, sense

She apologized for her bad road manners after honking at the other driver.

tax, toll

Drivers complained when the government increased the road toll on the new bridge.

rage

A cyclist was injured after a road rage incident with an angry driver last week.

across the ~

My friend lives across the road from the shopping center where we often meet on weekends.

along the ~

We drove along the road and saw beautiful mountains on both sides.

by ~

We decided to travel by road instead of taking the train to visit my grandmother.

down/up the ~

My grandmother's house is up the road, about a ten-minute walk from here.

in the ~

A car broke down in the road during rush hour this morning.

(out) into the ~

The child ran out into the road chasing his ball.

off the ~

The old bicycle has been off the road for years since it got that flat tire.

on a/the ~

We had to wait an hour because there was an accident on the road ahead of us.

~ along/over/through, etc.

We drove along the coastal road for hours, enjoying the beautiful ocean views.

~ from, ~ to

The doctor said she was on the road to recovery after her surgery.

at/by/on the side of the road, the bottom/end/top of the road, the end of the road

We pulled over at the side of the road to fix the flat tire.

the middle of the road

We had to wait while a delivery truck blocked the middle of the road.

the next/second, etc. road on the left/right, a stretch of road

When you reach the traffic lights, take the second road on the right.