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roadside

American

[rohd-sahyd] / ˈroʊdˌsaɪd /

noun

the side or border of the road; wayside.

adjective

on or near the side of a road.

Etymology

Origin of roadside

First recorded in 1705–15; road + side ¹

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As a newborn, Becky Chaplin still had her umbilical cord attached when a vet who was out jogging discovered her in a bag by the roadside in Kenya.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Slowly rolling through this scene, we spotted two critters scurrying along the roadside — fist-size creatures hopping on their back legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"The weather is not good," Aminat Jimoh told AFP as he fried tofu by a cluttered roadside.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

In Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers were still mapping networks of insurgents and roadside bombs by hand until FDEs arrived to stitch together PowerPoints and memos into a centralized intelligence platform.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Along the roadside the sage had tender new tips.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

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