"roads" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹoʊdz/ [General-American], /ɹəʊdz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-roads.ogg [US]
enPR: rōdz [General-American] Rhymes: -əʊdz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} roads
  1. plural of road Tags: form-of, plural Form of: road
    Sense id: en-roads-en-noun-ovxELe4Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Noun

IPA: /ɹoʊdz/ [General-American], /ɹəʊdz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-roads.ogg [US]
enPR: rōdz [General-American] Rhymes: -əʊdz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} roads pl (plural only)
  1. (nautical, occasionally in the singular) A roadstead. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-roads-en-noun-YglCikjo Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
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Download raw JSONL data for roads meaning in English (2.5kB)

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