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  • rd
    rd
    abbreviation
    rod; rods.
  • Rd
    Rd
    (formerly) radium.
  • rd.
    rd.
    abbreviation
    rendered.
  • Rd.
    Rd.
    abbreviation
    Road.
  • R/D
    R/D
    refer to drawer.
  • R.D.
    R.D.
    abbreviation
    registered dietitian.
  • RD
    RD
    abbreviation
    Rural Delivery

rd

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. rod; rods.


Rd 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. (formerly) radium.


rd. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. rendered.

  2. road.

  3. rod; rods.

  4. round.


Rd. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Road.


R/D 5 American  
Banking.
  1. refer to drawer.


R.D. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. registered dietitian.

  2. Rural Delivery.


rd 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. rendered

  2. rod (unit of length)

  3. road

  4. round

  5. physics rutherford

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

RD 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Rural Delivery

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Rd 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Road

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rd 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. refer to drawer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Though “I Remember” has no traditional plot or arc, Braina rd crafts expert, subtle patterns that gather power imperceptibly page by page.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2019

Manuel Trappel 1st rd tee-time 14.42 w/Rickie Fowler & Padraig Harrington The Austrian is the other amateur appearing in this year's Open.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2012

The casts will be displayed within a tent on the beach during the competition and auctioned off at the closing event on November 23 rd.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ryan and Brad also reached rarefied air by finishing at heretofore unseen heights by placing 3 rd and 5 th in their heat races.

From Time Magazine Archive

She reached Bucktown on the 23 rd of December.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

“Our swiftwater rescue teams are actively working to rescue individuals stuck in their cars along Fashion Valley Rd & Riverwalk Dr.,” read a statement from the San Diego Fire Department around 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

Boris escaped from his misadventure in Birdham Rd, near Chichester, uninjured, returning to his field to be reunited with his owner.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2023

Drivers are being asked to avoid the A420, Church Rd, and locals are being told to keep their windows and doors closed.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2023

In maps, this is around 101204 N. Crosby Rd.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023

I brush it off with my cap and drop the Rd into my glove on the bench.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Do not use st., rd., etc., after the number of the day.

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Thomas Wood

A, fir; B, "hard" pine; C, soft pine; ar, annual ring; o.e., outer edge of ring; i.e., inner edge of ring; s.w., summer wood; sp.w., spring wood; rd., resin ducts.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

It refers to the search of the office of the Clerk of the Court at 5600 Campbellton Fairburn Rd., in Union City, Ga., where Fulton county’s Election Hub and Operation Center is located.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

In less than a month, Luu and her real estate agent found what she was looking for — at 2419 Ontario Rd., where the new one- and two-bedroom condos were still under construction.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022

I-5 in the Grapevine: northbound I-5 closed at Parker Rd. in Castaic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2021

Wednesday on Mudget Hill Rd. in Vassalboro, of just about 4,300 people in Kennebec County.

From Fox News ● Dec. 23, 2021

Rd. of John Sampson, for his lycense for pryntinge of a ballett called the description of vakaboundes ... iiijd.

From The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth Awdeley's 'Fraternitye of vacabondes' and Harman's 'Caveat' by John Awdeley

During my teens and then in therapy, I had read a lot of Freud, Carl Whitaker and R.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

He could riff in his writings on the cultural theories of Susan Sontag, Lionel Trilling and R.D.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

"Considering the significant amount of time people spend at work, understanding the relationship between work stressors and cardiovascular health is crucial for public health and workforce well-being," said lead study author Mathilde Lavigne-Robichaud, R.D.,

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

In 2021, just days before leaving office, R.D.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

O'Connor Mooi River " 3/5/00   5200 " Hart " Fractured thigh 1/5/00   3380 " Cummings Aliwal North Enteric pneumonia 5/5/00 3rd R.D.

From The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland by Cecil Francis Romer

She later worked closely with RD Burman, whom she later married.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

"People with Crohn's disease often look for practical tools to support their health alongside medication," said Natasha Haskey, PhD, RD, Research Associate at the University of British Columbia and lead investigator in the study.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026

Ro Huntriss, Chief Nutrition Officer and RD at intermittent fasting wellness company Simple advises healthy skepticism and common sense before starting any new diet.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2024

The most sensitive nuclear weapons information is classified as "RD," for Restricted Data, and covers warhead designs and uranium and plutonium production, according to a DOE guide entitled “Understanding Classification.”

From Reuters ● Jun. 18, 2023

These charges are known as the reaction of degeneration or RD, and are of great value in diagnosis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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