road map

noun

1
: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel
2
a
: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal
b
: a detailed explanation

Examples of road map in a Sentence

Did you bring a road map? a road map to peace
Recent Examples on the Web The government’s road map calls for at least 2,500 megawatts up and running by 2035. Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 19 June 2024 But that’s the road map Deja thinks V. should follow. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 June 2024 As part of Newsom’s energy road map, lithium-ion batteries are being added to the state’s electric grid at a rapid rate, with companies creating the infrastructure for the first several thousand megawatts over the last few years and making plans to install many times more over the next two decades. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024 The Indy Snow Force road map can be found online at maps.indy.gov/IndySnowForceViewer. Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for road map 

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Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road map was in 1741

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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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