: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadside
adjective
Examples of roadside in a Sentence
a hamburger stand on the roadside
Recent Examples on the Web
In Germany, Europe’s largest car market, the lack of skilled workers is less pronounced than in the UK, according to ADAC, the country’s prime supplier of roadside services.
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Jamie Nimmo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Overpasses and roadsides were crowded with spectators.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Wynonna Judd's daughter Grace Kelley has been arrested in Alabama following a roadside incident with police.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The study cited increases in traffic, travel on unfamiliar roads, speeding to arrive on time, driver distraction, viewing from unsafe roadside locations and drug- or alcohol-induced impairment related to eclipse celebrations beyond just changes in lighting as factors.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
Hanuman murtis can be found in various locations across India, including temples, homes and roadsides.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Trying to run away with his friend Aner Shapira, the two hid in a nearby roadside bomb shelter with 27 other people.
—Shira Pinson, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Normally more than 1,000 visitors a day are taking in the view and having a meal at the popular roadside destination Nepenthe, according to its general manager, Kirk Gafill.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
That’s the year the first edition of the Mobil Travel Guide—a handbook to roadside lodgings underwritten by Magnolia Oil (now part of Exxon Mobil) and covering the gas-station chain’s territory of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico—was published.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Jamie Nimmo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Overpasses and roadsides were crowded with spectators.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Wynonna Judd's daughter Grace Kelley has been arrested in Alabama following a roadside incident with police.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The study cited increases in traffic, travel on unfamiliar roads, speeding to arrive on time, driver distraction, viewing from unsafe roadside locations and drug- or alcohol-induced impairment related to eclipse celebrations beyond just changes in lighting as factors.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
Hanuman murtis can be found in various locations across India, including temples, homes and roadsides.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Trying to run away with his friend Aner Shapira, the two hid in a nearby roadside bomb shelter with 27 other people.
—Shira Pinson, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Normally more than 1,000 visitors a day are taking in the view and having a meal at the popular roadside destination Nepenthe, according to its general manager, Kirk Gafill.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
That’s the year the first edition of the Mobil Travel Guide—a handbook to roadside lodgings underwritten by Magnolia Oil (now part of Exxon Mobil) and covering the gas-station chain’s territory of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico—was published.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1657, in the meaning defined above
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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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roadside
1 of 2 noun
road·side
ˈrōd-ˌsīd
: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadside
2 of 2 adjective
: located by the side of a road
roadside hamburger stand
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