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

"We may have to go into town or somewhere safer," said Issa Diayri, 31, a truck driver waiting in a roadside garage, his lorry idle for lack of deliveries from Iran.

From Barron's

In the capital, Beirut, displaced civilians have been sleeping in shelters, on roadsides, in parks and in their cars.

From BBC

In mid-January, he encountered another roadside English test in Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is beloved in the Philippines for his rags-to-riches story, having dropped out of high school at 14, selling donuts on the roadside and working as a grocery stacker.

From Barron's

There’s no way Mom would settle for a roadside motel or three-star resort.

From Literature