A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid. 9th-19th c.
A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor. from 14th c.
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. from 16th c.
A path chosen in life or career. from 17th c.
An underground tunnel in a mine. from 18th c.
A railway or a single railway track. from 19th c.
A journey, or stage of a journey.
A way or route.
At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
Any paved floor.
A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.
Any paved exterior surface, as of a road or sidewalk.
The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral.
A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another.
A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; - often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads.
That with which anything is paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles or colored bricks.
A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid. 9th-19th c.
A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor. from 14th c.
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. from 16th c.
A path chosen in life or career. from 17th c.
An underground tunnel in a mine. from 18th c.
A railway or a single railway track. from 19th c.
A journey, or stage of a journey.
A way or route.
At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
Any paved floor.
A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.
Any paved exterior surface, as of a road or sidewalk.
The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral.
A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another.
A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; - often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads.
That with which anything is paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles or colored bricks.