Определение b-road в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- A B-road is a minor road. a type of road in Britain that is smaller than an A-road
- A road
- Any of many major roads in Britain, mostly multi-lane dual carriageways between cities
- A-road
- A main or principal road. A trunk road
- B road
- Any of many minor roads in Britain, typically branching off of A roads and travelling to smaller towns and villages
- Great North Road
- The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh
Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.
- Persian Royal Road
- An ancient system of trade routes and roads in Persia
- Silk Road
- An extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders
- Tobacco Road
- Poor and uneducated rural Southerners
But those Tobacco Road stereotypes of the South and rural America are the same disparagements that the Republicans hurled at the Populists a century ago .
- Tobacco Road
- Dilapidated housing as might be found in the rural American South
All in all, the scene was one of an ethereal Tobacco Road West.
- Tobacco Road
- A fictional place in the rural American South inhabited by poor and uneducated
- access road
- a road giving entry to a region or, esp., a motorway
- arterial road
- A major thoroughfare, particularly one used to provide a large capacity for travelling some distance
- back road
- A secondary road, a little used road, a road through rural areas sometimes used as alternate to main roads
There was too much traffic on the highway, so I used a back road. It was very scenic but I had to keep the speed down.
- broad
- wide in extent or scope
- broad
- having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad)
- broad
- A channel of water, specifically the bodies of water (not to be confused with the rivers) that make up Norfolk and Suffolk
- corduroy road
- A road paved with split logs laid crosswise side by side flat face up and round side embedded in the crudely prepared soil base
- down the road
- Further along, in terms of time or progress
They decided to save money by using the cheapest components available, but down the road they ran into problems with reliability.
- down the road, not across the street
- Along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side
- end of the road
- Death
- end of the road
- A conclusion, termination or ending (of a process)
- fork in the road
- A point where a choice of two equally valid possibilities has to be taken
- fork in the road
- A junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- frontage road
- A small road, alongside a main road, for access to businesses etc
- get this show on the road
- To begin or launch; to get going
If we're all in agreement about how to proceed, let's get this show on the road.
- go down that road
- To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way
We haven't decided if we want to move yet, but if we go down that road, there'll clearly be no way back.
- go down the road
- To employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way
They were all troublemakers, and I can see how their kids go down the road as well.
- high road
- A course of action which is honorable, dignified, or respectable
The high road of public service and the low road of political advantage seem inextricably intertwined.
- high road
- A main road or highway
There, a few yards before them, was the high road from Risingham to Shoreby, lying, at this point, between two even walls of forest.
- hit the road
- To leave a place; to go away
It's time for me to hit the road and walk home.
- hit the road
- To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle
If we're gonna make it by sunset, we'd better hit the road.
- it's a long road that has no turning
- encouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait
- kick the can down the road
- To defer something
- leave everything on the road
- To exert oneself until completely exhausted
- long road to hoe
- Misconstruction of long row to hoe
- low road
- A course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly
Burger King and Hardee's took the low road, heavily promoting gut-busting sandwiches like the Enormous Omelet and the Monster Thickburger.
- middle of the road
- of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal
- middle of the road
- Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically
A typical middle of the road compromise is to leave the problem as it is.
- middle-of-the-road
- Alternative spelling of middle of the road
- off-road
- Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain
- ring road
- A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation
- road
- a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor
There delivering their fraught, they went to Scandaroone; rather to view what ships was in the Roade, than any thing else .
- road
- 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
- road
- A path chosen in life or career
Where, then, is the road to peace?.
- road
- An underground tunnel in a mine
- road
- a railway; a single railway track
- road accident
- an accident between one or more vehicles, and/or another object
- road agent
- A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them
The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts.
- road apple
- Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road
Samples 7–12 contained coarsely chewed plant material; several closely resembled the road apples of horse and burro.
- road apples
- plural form of road apple
- road burn
- skin injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces
- road case
- Cases built for musicians, production companies, and industry. Many cases are constructed using quality materials and assembled by hand to protect musical instruments
- road film
- Alternative name of road movie
- road fund licence
- A paper disc displayed on the windscreen of a road vehicle to show that road tax has been paid
- road game
- An athletic contest played in the opposing team's geographic area
- road grit
- A mixture of grit and salt (often calcium chloride) spread on the surface of roads to prevent the formation of ice during cold, damp weather
- road hog
- A bad or inconsiderate driver of a motor vehicle
- road hog
- A motorist who straddles two lanes of traffic or otherwise monopolizes the road
- road map
- A structured representation of objects over a period of time to display a development plan. Road maps are used in business for strategic planning and communications
- road map
- A map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation. A road map may contain other relevant data, such as terrain or rail roads
- road maps
- plural form of road map
- road movie
- A film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel
- road picture
- Alternative name of road movie
- road race
- A race run on roads rather than a track
- road racing
- racing on roads rather than a track
- road rage
- Uncontrollable aggressive behaviour by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration
- road rash
- skin and bone injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces
- road roller
- A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads
- road rollers
- plural form of road roller
- road sign
- A sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers
The road signs on motorways are particularly clear and well lit at night.
- road to Damascus
- A road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs
The candidate is aggressively branding himself as Vernon 2.0, a kinder, gentler Vernon Jones, a bridge builder, a fence mender. Asked by a Rockdale editor about his “road to Damascus moment,” Jones laughs. “I got knocked off my donkey,” he says.
- road train
- A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two, three or four trailers
- road trains
- plural form of road train
- road trip
- A recreational excursion in a car, often as a type of vacation
- road trips
- plural form of road trip
- road warrior
- A frequent business traveller
- road warrior
- A salesperson that spends a lot of time traveling and outside the office
- road warrior
- A person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work
- road warriors
- plural form of road warrior
- road-agent
- Alternative spelling of road agent
- road-gang
- Attributive form of road gang, noun
- road-hog
- Alternative spelling of road hog
How often that seems to be the case these days, some pushy road-hog you hate turns out to be a little girl at the wheel . - Rabbit is Rich by John Updike.
- road-movie
- Attributive form of road movie
road-movie fan.
- road-race
- Attributive form of road race, noun
- rocky road
- Any of several forms of candy containing lumps of chocolate, marshmallow, nuts etc; used as a flavor for ice-cream or eaten by itself
- rule of the road
- The regulation requiring all traffic (travelling on a road or otherwise) to keep either to the left or the right
The Liverpool and Manchester railway, the first steam-operated passenger railway, which opened in 1830, adopted the British rule of the road, with trains passing each other on the left.
- rules of the road
- The laws that govern driving, especially of motorists and cyclists
- skid road
- A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded
- skid road
- Streets with facilities suitable for the recreational needs of lumberjacks
- slip road
- A segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction)
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions
- well-intended acts can lead to disaster
- toll road
- a road, for the use of which a toll must be paid; a turnpike
- tough road to hoe
- Misconstruction of tough row to hoe
- unadopted road
- A private road, where the local borough council is not responsible for the road's maintenance
- where the rubber meets the road
- A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved
- yellow brick road
- A proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams
But for Clinton the yellow brick road that led inevitably to the Democratic nomination has suddenly become a little bumpy. -.
- yellow-brick road
- Alternative form of yellow brick road
- road
- Vehicle or vehicle and pedestrian route without a significant amount of pedestrian activity generated by adjoining buildings and public spaces Compare street
- trunk road
- (British) main road, highway, highroad
- broad
- slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent" very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies
- reach the end of the road
- Reach the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way
- broad
- {a} wide extended, open, plain, coarse
- road
- {n} a way for travelling on, anchorage some distance from shore
- off-road
- (adjective) denoting a vehicle or bicycle for use off-road
- take the high road
- (deyim) Try to do things ethically, morally, legally
- yellow brick road
- (Edebiyat) The road of yellow brick is an element in the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz based on the novel gave it the name by which it is better known, the yellow-brick road. In both novel and movie, it is the path which Dorothy is instructed to follow from Munchkin Country to the Emerald City in order to seek the aid of the Wizard of Oz
- broad
- Characterized by breadth
- broad
- You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. A broad range of issues was discussed. a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals. = wide narrow + broadly broad·ly This gives children a more broadly based education
- broad
- very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
- broad
- Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent
- broad
- A colloquial term for a woman or girl
- broad
- Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad
- broad
- lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
- broad
- A broad accent is strong and noticeable. a Briton who spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent. see also broadly
- broad
- Covers the subject very generally; not focused
- broad
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
- broad
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
- broad
- A prostitute, a woman of loose morals
- broad
- Rectangular lighting fixture with symentrical reflector, used in television to provide a somewhat focused soft-edged light as a specialized fill or wash light
- broad
- An open face softlight
- broad
- slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
- broad
- fully, totally, completely
- broad
- broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T G Winner; "granted him wide powers"
- broad
- A broad hint is a very obvious hint. They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. subtle + broadly broad·ly He hinted broadly that he would like to come
- broad
- Means a full-bodied, complex wine with plenty of subtleties
- broad
- {s} wide; extensive
- broad
- strongly regional
- broad
- The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen
- broad
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders
- broad
- Plain; evident; as, a broad hint
- broad
- Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor
- broad
- {i} young woman, woman, girl (Slang)
- broad
- very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies
- broad
- (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
- broad
- You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. The agreement won broad support in the US Congress. a film with broad appeal. = widespread limited + broadly broad·ly The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organisations
- broad
- A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there. = general + broadly broad·ly There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about healing and how they link to plants
- broad
- in broad daylight: see daylight. an offensive word for a woman
- broad
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged
- broad
- A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile. + broadly broad·ly Charles grinned broadly
- broad
- Something that is broad is wide. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river. a broad expanse of green lawn. narrow
- broad
- not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
- broad
- The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar
- broad
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full
- broad
- Fig
- broad
- You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word `science'. restructuring in the broad sense of the word. = general narrow + broadly broad·ly We define education very broadly and students can study any aspect of its consequences for society
- broad
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined
- broad
- a lighting unit designed to illuminate a large area; also known as a "broadside "
- broad
- Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive
- broad
- spectrum revolution-Period beginning around 20,000 B P in the Middle East and 12,000 B P in Europe, during which a wider range, or broader spectrum, of plant and animal life was hunted, gathered, collected, caught, and fished; revolutionary because it led to food production
- broad
- wide
- broad
- Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean
- broad
- being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
- broad
- brad