roadside

noun

road·​side ˈrōd-ˌsīd How to pronounce roadside (audio)
: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadside adjective

Examples of roadside in a Sentence

a hamburger stand on the roadside
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Mill Bluff named a state park in 1936, includes camping, a beach Mill Bluff State Park was originally created in 1936 as a 55-acre roadside park, said Andrew Haffele, the park’s property supervisor. Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025 The car then drove onto the sidewalk and hit a 46-year-old roadside worker. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025 Palestinian militants, for instance, frequently use roadside bombs against Israeli forces in the West Bank. Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025 In western India, a shallow roadside basalt rock pond serves all sorts of passersby. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for roadside

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roadside was circa 1657

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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

roadside

1 of 2 noun
road·​side
ˈrōd-ˌsīd
: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road

roadside

2 of 2 adjective
: located by the side of a road
roadside hamburger stand

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