roadside

adj
/ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/UK/ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/US

Etymology

From road + -side.

  1. derived from *reydʰ-
  2. inherited from *raidō
  3. inherited from *raidu
  4. inherited from rād
  5. inherited from rode
  6. formed as roadside — “road + -side

Definitions

  1. Located beside a road (or railway).

    • 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.
    • 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.
  2. The area on either side of a road.

    • I pulled over to the roadside to check the map.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for roadside. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA