: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadside
adjective
Examples of roadside in a Sentence
a hamburger stand on the roadside
Recent Examples on the Web
The release stated the victim was abandoned miles away on a roadside.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
Southerners will always love crossing paths with any roadside store, if only for nostalgia's sake.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2024
The roadside altercation unfolded in the early hours of June 30 in Riverside, some 200 miles southwest of Cleveland, Ohio.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
Just before the highway passes over Lahainaluna Road, those visitors see a sobering roadside shrine on their right — scores of crosses and photos, strewn with leis.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
Southerners will always love crossing paths with any roadside store, if only for nostalgia's sake.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2024
The roadside altercation unfolded in the early hours of June 30 in Riverside, some 200 miles southwest of Cleveland, Ohio.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
Just before the highway passes over Lahainaluna Road, those visitors see a sobering roadside shrine on their right — scores of crosses and photos, strewn with leis.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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