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roadside en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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/ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/ (UK)
/ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *raidō Proto-West Germanic *raidu Old English rād Middle English rode English road Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English roadside From road + -side.

Meanings

(attributive, not-comparable) Located beside a road (or railway).
- The roadside section of the tramway is limited to 12 m.p.h., except over the oblique road crossings, where speed is restricted to 4 m.p.h., with a compulsory stop immediately before. 1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 344:
- David Cameron has said the government will "look carefully" at the use of heavily armoured vehicles after three British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while travelling in a Mastiff troop carrier. 2013 May 1, Nicholas Watt, Nick Hopkins, “Afghanistan bomb: UK to 'look carefully' at use of vehicles”, in The Guardian:
- The roadside stand did a good business just selling products to people who merely wanted directions.
- I was rather impressed with the neat and tidy appearance of these roadside stations, many of which had their name boards painted in the blue and white colours of the Scottish Region. 1950 January, Arthur F. Beckenham, “With British Railways to the Far North”, in Railway Magazine, pages 5–6:

Deriveds

roadside bomb · roadside Romeo · roadside verbena · roadside thistle · roadside assist

roadside en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/ (UK)
/ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/ (US)

Etymology

Meanings

The area on either side of a road.
- I pulled over to the roadside to check the map.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
roadsides	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

roadsider · roadside hawk

Synonyms

side of the road

Translations (33)

nl stoeprand (area on either side of a road) · sv vägren (area on either side of a road) · pt acostamento (area on either side of a road) · tl tabindaan (area on either side of a road) · de Straßenrand (area on either side of a road) · ru обо́чина (area on either side of a road) · ga colbha bóthair (area on either side of a road) · fi tienlaita (area on either side of a road) · cmn 路邊 /路边 (area on either side of a road) · az yol qırağı (area on either side of a road) · ca voral (area on either side of a road) · az yolun kənarı (area on either side of a road) · pt berma (area on either side of a road) · pl przydroże (area on either side of a road) · nb vegkant (area on either side of a road) · vi rệ đường (area on either side of a road) · nn vegkant (area on either side of a road) · pl pobocze (area on either side of a road) · fi piennar (area on either side of a road) · ja 道端 (area on either side of a road) · tl baybay-daan (area on either side of a road) · sv vägkant (area on either side of a road) · yue 路邊 /路边 (area on either side of a road) · my လမ်းဘေး (area on either side of a road) · gl beiravía (area on either side of a road) · nl berm (area on either side of a road) · gl cuneta (area on either side of a road) · fi tienvarsi (area on either side of a road) · fi tiensyrjä (area on either side of a road) · nb veikant (area on either side of a road) · az yolun qırağı (area on either side of a road) · es arcén (area on either side of a road) · ko 길가 (area on either side of a road)