adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Located beside a road (or railway).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
Examples
The roadside stand did a good business just selling products to people who merely wanted directions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The area on either side of a road.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I pulled over to the roadside to check the map.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: side of the road
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
edge of a way or road or path
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
flowers along the wayside
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wayside
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edge
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English road Proto-Indo-European *seh1-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English roadside From road + -side.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
yol qırağı
— area on either side of a road
Azerbaijani:
yolun kənarı
— area on either side of a road
Azerbaijani:
yolun qırağı
— area on either side of a road
Catalan:
voral
— area on either side of a road
Chinese Cantonese:
路邊 /路边
(lou6 bin1)
— area on either side of a road
Chinese Mandarin:
路邊 /路边
(lùbiān)
— area on either side of a road
Dutch:
stoeprand
— area on either side of a road
Dutch:
berm
— area on either side of a road
Finnish:
piennar
— area on either side of a road
Finnish:
tienlaita
— area on either side of a road
Finnish:
tiensyrjä
— area on either side of a road
Finnish:
tienvarsi
— area on either side of a road
Galician:
cuneta
— area on either side of a road
Galician:
beiravía
— area on either side of a road
German:
Straßenrand
— area on either side of a road
Irish:
colbha bóthair
— area on either side of a road
Japanese:
道端
(michibata)
— area on either side of a road
Korean:
길가
(gilga)
— area on either side of a road
Norwegian Bokmål:
veikant
— area on either side of a road
Norwegian Bokmål:
vegkant
— area on either side of a road
Norwegian Nynorsk:
vegkant
— area on either side of a road
Polish:
pobocze
— area on either side of a road
Polish:
przydroże
— area on either side of a road
Portuguese:
berma
— area on either side of a road
Portuguese:
acostamento
— area on either side of a road
Russian:
обо́чина
(obóčina)
— area on either side of a road
Spanish:
arcén
— area on either side of a road
Swedish:
vägkant
— area on either side of a road
Swedish:
vägren
— area on either side of a road
Tagalog:
tabindaan
— area on either side of a road
Tagalog:
baybay-daan
— area on either side of a road
Vietnamese:
rệ đường
— area on either side of a road
