roadside

[ rohd-sahyd ]

noun

1. the side or border of the road; wayside.

adjective

1. on or near the side of a road.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roadside¹

First recorded in 1705–15; road + side ¹

Example Sentences

Stasio and his team found U.S. forces under relentless assault from insurgents, roadside bombers, and mortar attacks.

From The Daily Beast

The U.S. hackers sent fake text messages to insurgent fighters and roadside bombers.

From The Daily Beast

De Merode slipped from his seat and dove toward the roadside and into the forest.

From The Daily Beast

It also kills roadside trees, pollutes streams and wells, and destroys gardens.

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On Sunday, two election workers were killed by a roadside bomb that also destroyed some ballots.

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For these people, under the older dispensation, there was nothing but the poorhouse, the jail or starvation by the roadside.

From Project Gutenberg

Shall I sit by the roadside and ask every man who passes by if he wants to hire himself out 'on shares'?

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One is reproduced here, chiefly with the object of showing the pleasing roadside humour of hanging criminals in chains.

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At every step she took, her golden curls bobbed against her cheek, and so limping she sat down on a bank by the roadside.

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All the way the scenery is pretty, but with no very striking features, and villas dot the roadside for a considerable distance.

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