Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - road

 noun  Etymology: Middle English rode, from Old English rad ride, journey; akin to Old English ridan to ride  Date: 14th century  1. ~stead — often used in plural  2.  a. an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals; especially one lying outside of an urban district ; highway  b. ~bed 2b  3. a route or way to an end, conclusion, or circumstance on the ~ to success  4. railway  5. a series of scheduled visits or appearances (as games or performances) in several locations or the travel necessary to make these visits the team is on the ~ on tour with the musical's ~ company  • ~less adjective