roadside
[rohd-sahyd]
Origin of roadside
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Examples from the Web for roadside
Contemporary Examples
Stasio and his team found U.S. forces under relentless assault from insurgents, roadside bombers, and mortar attacks.
The U.S. hackers sent fake text messages to insurgent fighters and roadside bombers.
De Merode slipped from his seat and dove toward the roadside and into the forest.
On Sunday, two election workers were killed by a roadside bomb that also destroyed some ballots.
Riahi did a U-turn in the driveway and parked on the roadside.
Historical Examples
High above the roadside he had engraved an account of his glorious deeds.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
They sat on a rock by the roadside waiting for the mailman's auto to come along.
Pee-wee HarrisPercy Keese Fitzhugh
In the first place, the nest is by the roadside, and somebody else might find it.
Ranald Bannerman's BoyhoodGeorge MacDonald
Two hundred pounds a year are not to be picked off the roadside every June morning.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
Perhaps he hoped it would run into the roadside ditch and be smashed.
Tom Swift and his Electric RunaboutVictor Appleton
Word Origin and History for roadside
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper