Phrase guide

road map

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation. A road map may contain other relevant data, such as terrain or railway lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A plan of action, laying out the future actions of participants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • road map for peace

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A structured representation of objects to display a development plan, used in business for strategic planning and communications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a map showing roads (for automobile travel)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: map

5

noun

Meaning 5

a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guideline

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plan, program, programme, guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction

History

Etymology

From road + map.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَرِيطَةُ الطَّرِيق (ḵarīṭatu ṭ-ṭarīq) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Belarusian: даро́жная ка́рта (daróžnaja kárta) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 路線圖 /路线图 (lùxiàntú) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 道路圖 /道路图 (dàolùtú) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Danish: vejkort — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Dutch: wegenkaart — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Esperanto: vojmapo — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Faroese: vegakort — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Finnish: tiekartta — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • French: carte routière — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • German: Straßenkarte — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • German: Autokarte — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Greek: οδικός χάρτης (odikós chártis) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Hungarian: úti térkép — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Icelandic: vegakort — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Indonesian: peta jalan — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Irish: treochlár — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Irish: léarscáil bhóithre — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Irish: mapa bóithre — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Italian: carta turìstica — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Italian: cartina — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Italian: mappa stradale — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Japanese: 道路地図 (dōro chizu) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Korean: 도로지도 (dorojido) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Latin: itinerārium — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Macedonian: а́втокарта (ávtokarta) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Macedonian: па́тна ка́рта (pátna kárta) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: veikart — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vegkart — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vegkart — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Persian: راهنامه (râhnâme) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Persian: نقشهٔ راه (naqše-ye râh) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Persian: نقشهٔ راهها (naqše-ye râh-hâ) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Polish: mapa drogowa — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Portuguese: mapa rodoviário — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Romanian: hartă rutieră — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Russian: доро́жная ка́рта (doróžnaja kárta) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Russian: ка́рта доро́г (kárta doróg) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Spanish: mapa de carreteras — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Spanish: hoja de ruta — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Spanish: mapa de pistas — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Swedish: vägkarta — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Swedish: bilkarta — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Ukrainian: доро́жня ка́рта (doróžnja kárta) — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Welsh: map ffyrdd — a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation
  • Armenian: ճանապարհային քարտեզ (čanaparhayin kʻartez) — plan of action
  • French: feuille de route — plan of action
  • French: roadmap — plan of action
  • German: Roadmap — plan of action
  • Greek: οδικός χάρτης (odikós chártis) — plan of action
  • Indonesian: peta jalan — plan of action
  • Irish: plean oibre — plan of action
  • Italian: tabella di marcia — plan of action
  • Italian: piano d'azione — plan of action
  • Macedonian: план (plan) — plan of action
  • Malay: peta jalan — plan of action
  • Malay: hala tuju — plan of action
  • Malay: peta hala tuju — plan of action
  • Norwegian Bokmål: veikart — plan of action
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vegkart — plan of action
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vegkart — plan of action
  • Polish: plan — plan of action
  • Polish: harmonogram — plan of action
  • Russian: план (plan) — plan of action
  • Russian: програ́мма (prográmma) — plan of action
  • Russian: доро́жная ка́рта (doróžnaja kárta) — plan of action
  • Russian: план де́йствий (plan déjstvij) — plan of action
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̀кцӣјскӣ пла̑н — plan of action
  • Serbo-Croatian: àkcījskī plȃn — plan of action
  • Spanish: plan de acción — plan of action
  • Spanish: hoja de ruta — plan of action
  • Spanish: itinerario — plan of action
  • Spanish: cronograma — plan of action
  • Spanish: plan de trabajo — plan of action