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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

on-road en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is traditionally paved, such as a street or smooth terrain

Antonyms

off-road

Deriveds

on-roader

on-road en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To travel in smooth terrain on a paved track.
    • It’s hard to argue with more than a quarter-million Explorer buyers each year. Explorer quickly captured the imagination of both the off-road and on-roading public; count how many are parked at your local grocery store (and note that about 40 percent of them are a shade of green). 1993 August 1, Tom Opre, “Jumbo Jeep”, in Outdoor Life:
    • They prefer their 4x4s to have sensible dimensions for on-roading, as well as some ability in the dirt. 1999 March 24, “Mid-sized Pajero not too big, not too small”, in The Press:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
on-roading Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
on-roaded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
on-roaded Tense=Past lexicographic
on-roads Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic