Collocations for road - noun
ADJ.
broad, wide | narrow | busy, congested | clear, deserted, empty, lonely, quiet
Let''s leave when the roads are clear.
Let''s leave when the roads are clear.
direct
The airport''s near here but there''s no direct road.
The airport''s near here but there''s no direct road.
straight | twisting, twisty,
winding | steep | scenic | good, metalled, paved, smooth, surfaced, tarmac | bad, bumpy, dirt, poor, rough, unmade
a bumpy road through the forest
a bumpy road through the forest
dangerous, difficult, hard
(often figurative) Bringing up a handicapped child can be a long and hard road.
(often figurative) Bringing up a handicapped child can be a long and hard road.
safe | slippery | dusty, icy, muddy, snowbound, snowy, wet | fast | long, long-distance, main, major, national, trunk | B-, back, local, minor, secondary, small, unclassified | single-track | rural | urban | residential | tree-lined | private, public | dead-end
(figurative) The government''s policy on education is a dead-end road.
(figurative) The government''s policy on education is a dead-end road.
open
We''ll be able to go faster once we''re out on the open road.
We''ll be able to go faster once we''re out on the open road.
right, wrong
We took the wrong road and had to turn back.
We took the wrong road and had to turn back.
VERB + ROAD
follow, go down
Follow the road round to the left.
Follow the road round to the left.
ROAD + VERB
go, lead, run
Where does this road go? | The road runs parallel to the river.
Where does this road go? | The road runs parallel to the river.
bend, curve, turn, twist, wind
The road twists and turns up the hillside.
The road twists and turns up the hillside.
ascend, climb
The road ascends steeply from the harbour.
The road ascends steeply from the harbour.
cross sth
The road crosses the river further up the valley.
The road crosses the river further up the valley.
branch (off), fork
Our road branches off to the left just past the wood.
Our road branches off to the left just past the wood.
ROAD + NOUN
atlas, map | markings, sign | intersection, junction | bridge, crossing, tunnel | closure | humps
Road humps have been laid down to limit the speed of cars along the road.
Road humps have been laid down to limit the speed of cars along the road.
communications, infrastructure, network | layout | access, link
There is still no road access to the island.
There is still no road access to the island.
development, plan, programme, project, proposal, scheme | improvements | surface | journey | crash, smash, (traffic) accident | safety | deaths | conditions | traffic, vehicles | user | manners, sense
poor driving standards and lack of road manners
poor driving standards and lack of road manners
engineer | haulier | haulage | sweeper | tax, toll
Road tax is set to rise in next month''s budget. | Road tolls can make travelling by motorway fairly expensive.
Road tax is set to rise in next month''s budget. | Road tolls can make travelling by motorway fairly expensive.
rage
A man has been stabbed to death in a road rage attack.
A man has been stabbed to death in a road rage attack.
PREP.
across the ~
The house across the road is for sale.
The house across the road is for sale.
along the ~
He was walking along the road when he was attacked.
He was walking along the road when he was attacked.
by ~
It takes three hours by road (= driving).
It takes three hours by road (= driving).
down/up the ~
They live just down the road from us.
They live just down the road from us.
in the ~
There was a dog in the road so we stopped. | We live in/on Kingston Road.
There was a dog in the road so we stopped. | We live in/on Kingston Road.
(out) into the ~
She stepped out into the road without looking.
She stepped out into the road without looking.
off the ~
My car''s off the road at the moment while I recondition the engine.
My car''s off the road at the moment while I recondition the engine.
on a/the ~
There''s something lying on the road. | There was a lot of traffic on the road this morning. | on the road to Damascus | My car is back on the road (= is working) again. | We''d been on the road (= travelling) since dawn and needed a rest.
There''s something lying on the road. | There was a lot of traffic on the road this morning. | on the road to Damascus | My car is back on the road (= is working) again. | We''d been on the road (= travelling) since dawn and needed a rest.
~ along/over/through, etc.
the main road through the centre of town
the main road through the centre of town
~ from, ~ to
the road to London | (figurative) to be on the road to recovery/success
the road to London | (figurative) to be on the road to recovery/success
PHRASES
at/by/on the side of the road, the bottom/end/top of the road, the end of the road
(figurative) This latest row could mean the end of the road for the band.
(figurative) This latest row could mean the end of the road for the band.
the middle of the road
A dog was sitting in the middle of the road, so we stopped.
A dog was sitting in the middle of the road, so we stopped.
the next/second, etc. road on the left/right, a stretch of road
a notoriously dangerous stretch of road
a notoriously dangerous stretch of road