roadside
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈroʊdˌsaɪd/
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borde de la carretera
- Men stood by on the roadside to push any trucks that broke down off the road, so traffic never stopped.
- a roadside stand
- a roadside attraction
- a roadside business
Men stood by on the roadside to push any trucks that broke down off the road, so traffic never stopped.
- Men stood by on the roadside to push any trucks that broke down off the road, so traffic never stopped.
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- When I got along the roadside, when that came across to me, I didn't want to just do a, a, a filmed audition and just read the script.
- So I have the roadside and the snow we have like, so Manger and soner and snowmen.
Examples
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The old car broke down, so we waited for help on the roadside.
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The children ran along the roadside while their parents set up a picnic.
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Call for some roadside assistance?
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She sold the most beautiful flowers from this little roadside stand.
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It was at this roadside joint.
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The elders wait by the roadside near their various compounds to join the procession one by one.
Academic text (2008) -
Kachapas are very popular at roadside stands in Venezuela.
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No tourist camps or automobile service stations stood at roadside to offer succor in an unfamiliar place.
Academic text (1998) -
And not to forget the little roadside snacks like the roasted chestnuts and corn and plenty of fresh fruit juice from the local juice Uncles.
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Further down the road, the tall roadside grasses had been flattened by a herd of Bornean elephants.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.3
A strip of land at the side of a road for stopping in emergencies
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5.8
The edge of a road or path often with plants
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3.6
A strip of grass at the edge of a road
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3.2
The area at the side of a street where people walk or sell things
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Roadside comes from the two simple words road and side, where side means 'edge' or 'next to'. So roadside is the piece of land at the edge of a road, which is why we say a car stopped on the roadside.