"rules of the road" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} rules of the road pl (plural only)
  1. The laws that govern driving, especially of motorists and cyclists. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms (the laws that govern driving): Highway Code [UK] Related terms: rule of the road Translations (laws that govern driving): pravidla silničního provozu [neuter, plural] (Czech), wegcode [masculine] (Dutch), liikennesäännöt (Finnish), code de la route [masculine] (French), Straßenverkehrsregeln [feminine, plural] (German), Verkehrsregeln [feminine, plural] (German), Straßenverkehrsvorschriften [feminine, plural] (German), Verkehrsvorschriften [feminine, plural] (German), Straßenverkehrsgesetz [neuter] (German), חֻקֵּי הַדֶּרֶךְ (khukey haderekh) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), KRESZ (Hungarian), kodeks drogowy [masculine] (Polish), пра́вила доро́жного движе́ния (právila doróžnovo dvižénija) [neuter, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-rules_of_the_road-en-noun-JRJScU8I Disambiguation of 'the laws that govern driving': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'laws that govern driving': 94 6
  2. (figuratively) A set of standard procedures or regulations governing the way something is done. Tags: figuratively, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-rules_of_the_road-en-noun-pGTLJ6XS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 66
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