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Look up: road

  1. road
    [n] - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation 2. [n] - a way or means to achieve something
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. road
    Specially constructed route for wheeled vehicles to travel on. Reinforced tracks became necessary with the invention of wheeled vehicles in about 3000 BC and most ancient civilizations had some form...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Road
    Slang: Localised area, alternative to 'from the streets' -Usage: 'Kano is big on road' - Other terms Endz, yard
    Found on http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_br

  4. road
    all fuels used in road vehicles(including military)as well as agricultural and industrial highway use.Excludes motor gasoline used in stationary engines,and diesel oil for use in tractors that are not for highway use Category: Statistics
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Road
    Road noun [ Anglo-Saxon rād a riding, that on which one rides or travels, a road, from rīdan to ride. See Ride , and confer Raid .] 1. A journey, or stage of a journey. [ Obsolete] « With easy ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/87

  6. road
    1. A journey, or stage of a journey. 'With easy roads he came to Leicester.' (Shak) ... 2. An inroad; an invasion; a raid. ... 3. 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,...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. road
    route noun an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. road
    noun a way or means to achieve something; `the road to fame`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. road
    a human-made feature of the land that facilitates the movement of people and goods from one place to another
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  10. Road
    • (n.) An inroad; an invasion; a raid. • (n.) A journey, or stage of a journey. • (n.) 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. &bul...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. road
    the traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/55

  12. Road
    [disambiguation] A road is an identifiable route or path. Road may also refer to: ==Entertainment== ===Music=== ==Other uses== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(disam

  13. Road
    [play] Road is the first play written by Jim Cartwright, and was first produced in 1986. The play explores the lives of the people in a deprived, working class area of Lancashire during the government of Margaret Thatcher, a time of high unemployment in the north of England. Despite its expl...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(play)

  14. Road
    [film] ==Synopsis== On their way from Delhi to Jodhpur, India, in an SUV, on a deserted highway, an eloped couple Arvind (Vivek Oberoi) and Lakshmi (Antara Mali), encounter a mad wayfarer (Vijay Raaz), Babu (Manoj Bajpai) a Hitchhiker who turns out to be a serial psychopath killer on road, I...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(film)

  15. Road
    A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways (British English: carriageways) each with one or m...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road

  16. road
    road, strip of land used for transportation. The history of roads has been related to the centralizing of populations in powerful cities, which the roads have served for military purposes and for trade, the collection of supplies, and tribute. In the Middle East, in N Mesopotamia, scientists have fo...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08420

  17. road
    Specially constructed route for wheeled vehicles to travel on. Reinforced tracks became necessary with the invention of wheeled vehicles in about 3000 BC and most ancient civilizations had some form of road network. Early history The first major road was the Persian Royal Road from the Gulf to the Aegean Sea, more than 2,800 km/4,480 mi long, u...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  18. Road
    [sports] Road game (short for on the road), more commonly known as an away game, is a reference to all cities and stadia/arenas/fields/venues where an athletic team plays games for which it is not the host. Most professional teams represent cities or towns and amateur sports teams often repr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(sport

  19. Road
    [band] Road was an American hard rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1970. Comprising bassist/vocalist Noel Redding (previously of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Fat Mattress), guitarist/vocalist Rod Richards (formerly of Rare Earth) and drummer/vocalist Leslie Sampson, the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(band)

  20. Road
    [album] Road is the debut self-titled studio album by American hard rock group Road. Released in 1972, it was the only album to be released by the band, who split up the same year. The song "My Friends" was originally recorded by bassist Noel Redding`s previous band, Fat Mattress, but went u...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(album

  21. Road
    [hieroglyph] The Ancient Egyptian Road-with-shrubs hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. N31 for a road, "street", or pathway. It originally was a curving hieroglyph, but became a standardized straight form as well. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(hiero

  22. Road
    A very hard and flat pitch, good for batting on.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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