roadside

American  

[rohd-sahyd] / ˈroʊdˌsaɪd /

noun

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

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adjective

1. on or near the side of a road.

Etymology

Origin of roadside

First recorded in 1705–15; road + side ¹

Example Sentences

Mariyana feels betrayed: "The state threw me to the roadside. I gave them my husband, and they left me alone with nothing."

From BBC

People often collect water for cooking from roadside springs and drainage pipes jutting from the hillsides.

From The Wall Street Journal

Honesty boxes are traditionally found on rural roadsides, offering local produce in return for a few coins dropped into a cash collection box.

From BBC

"The badly injured man then managed to make his way to the roadside and raise the alarm with a passing member of the public," police said.

From BBC

It’s a vivid image: G lying next to an abandoned tire and some fast-food trash in a flooded roadside ditch.

From Literature