6.5.4.1 Road
Use this domain for words related to a road.
OMC Codes:
363 Streets and Traffic
Louw Nida Codes:
1P Thoroughfares: Roads, Streets, Paths, etc.
What types of roads are there?
road, street, lane, path, footpath, way, avenue, boulevard, highway, freeway, thoroughfare, divided highway, paved road, dirt road, improved road, unimproved road
What words are used to describe when two roads come together?
corner, cross street, fork, intersection, juncture, pedestrian crossing, interchange, overpass, underpass, exit
What words refer to a bridge?
bridge,
What words refer to a tunnel?
tunnel
What are the parts of a road?
center line, shoulder, edge, median, lane, passing lane, bed, roadbed, surface, pavement, sidewalk, curb
What words are used for the signs and markers on a road?
sign, signpost, marker, line, speed bump, reflector
What words are used for making a road?
build a road, lay a new road, build up the bed, pave
What words are used to describe a bad road?
pothole, road gone to pot, rutted, washboard, dusty, rough, broken pavement, cracked pavement, worn pavement, full of holes, in need of repair
What words are used of fixing a road?
road repairs, repaving, repairing, fixing, detour, fill holes, patching holes
What words refer to people and vehicles traveling on a road?
traffic