roadmap

or road map

[ rohd-map ]

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noun

a map designed for motorists, showing the principal cities and towns of a state or area, the chief roads, usually tourist attractions and places of historical interest, and the mileage from one place to another.
any plan or guide to show how something is arranged or can be accomplished: your road map to financial independence.

Origin of roadmap

First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use roadmap in a sentence

This was music without a road map, but if you listened to what Haden was doing, you never got lost.
Charlie Haden’s Emancipated American Music | Malcolm Jones | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“I hope that we can agree on a road map for arriving at an agreement by Wednesday,” Zarif wrote on FaceBook on Sunday.
Western and Iranian Diplomats Upbeat after Swiss Talks on Security Issues | Ali Gharib | October 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Instead, it provided a complete cultural road map for attendees, who included many pastors.
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump a Sideshow at Fire and Brimstone Rally | Ben Jacobs | August 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Similarly, Israel committed to freeze settlements in the 2003 Road Map and Washington has likewise failed to hold them to that.
The Problem with the Process | Yousef Munayyer | August 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Here, a new road map to redemption for politicians caught in the act.
How to Survive a Sex Scandal: Mark Sanford Edition | David Freedlander | April 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

"It is the map Goritz might use—a road map of the government," he grumbled.
The Secret Witness | George Gibbs
He was still studying the road map and she was silent, thinking.
The Secret Witness | George Gibbs
According to the road-map, the course circled around the uplift to a point on the opposite side.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
Automobilists should work this itinerary out on some diagrammatic road map.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
I pocketed the card he gave me from the company, and I studied the ink-fresh road map, which he had proudly supplied.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for road map

road map

noun

a map intended for drivers, showing roads, distances, etc in a country or area
a plan or guide for future actions

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