noun /ɹəʊd/
a) A way used for travelling between places, usually surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Modern roads, both rural and urban, are designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions.
There delivering their fraught, they went to Scandaroone; rather to view what ships was in the Roade, than any thing else [...].
Where, then, is the road to peace?
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