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Noun
S:
(n)
path
,
route
,
itinerary
(an established line of travel or access)
S:
(n)
road
,
route
(an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
S:
(n)
access road
,
slip road
(a short road giving access to an expressway)
"in Britain they call an access road a slip road"
S:
(n)
byway
,
bypath
,
byroad
(a side road little traveled (as in the countryside))
S:
(n)
causeway
(a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand)
S:
(n)
clearway
(a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown))
S:
(n)
corduroy
(a road made of logs laid crosswise)
S:
(n)
detour
,
roundabout way
(a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked))
S:
(n)
drive
,
parkway
(a wide scenic road planted with trees)
"the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
S:
(n)
driveway
,
drive
,
private road
(a road leading up to a private house)
"they parked in the driveway"
S:
(n)
highway
,
main road
(a major road for any form of motor transport)
S:
(n)
line
,
railway line
,
rail line
(the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed)
S:
(n)
post road
(a road over which mail is carried)
S:
(n)
roadway
(a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel)
S:
(n)
shortcut
,
cutoff
,
crosscut
(a route shorter than the usual one)
S:
(n)
side road
(a minor road branching off of a main road)
S:
(n)
skid road
(a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled)
S:
(n)
speedway
(road where high speed driving is allowed)
S:
(n)
thoroughfare
(a public road from one place to another)
S:
(n)
track
,
cart track
,
cartroad
(any road or path affording passage especially a rough one)
S:
(n)
turnoff
(a side road where you can turn off)
"I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way"
part meronym
substance meronym
S:
(n)
pavement
,
paving
(the paved surface of a thoroughfare)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
route
(send documents or materials to appropriate destinations)
S:
(v)
route
(send via a specific route)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
route
(divert in a specified direction)
"divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
route
[Related to:
route
] (an established line of travel or access)
sentence frame