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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In 2026, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is celebrating the phrase's 40th anniversary as a potent marketing tool against roadside litter. — Katie Standing, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Along some stretches of highway unused turbine blades line the roadsides like giant, fiberglass elephant tusks. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Memorials have been held at homes, roadsides, kibbutzim and the Nova music festival site, where militants killed more than 360 people and took 44 hostages. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 The 14-year-old girl who officials say gave birth to her father’s child on a California roadside has been rescued after an Amber Alert issued last month, Monterey County officials confirmed Sunday evening. — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 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

Rhymes for roadside

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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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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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