"road movie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: road movies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} road movie (plural road movies)
  1. (film) A film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel. Categories (topical): Film genres
    Sense id: en-road_movie-en-noun-9aDNmVWv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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