on-road
on-road adjective: designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is traditionally paved, such as a street or smooth terrain.
Adjective
on-road (not comparable)
Verb
on-road (third-person singular simple present on-roads, present participle on-roading, simple past and past participle on-roaded)
- To travel in smooth terrain on a paved track.
- It’s hard to argue with more than a quarter-million Explorer buyers each year. Explorer quickly captured the imagination of both the off-road and on-roading public; count how many are parked at your local grocery store (and note that about 40 percent of them are a shade of green).1993 August 1, Tom Opre, “Jumbo Jeep”, in Outdoor Life
- They prefer their 4x4s to have sensible dimensions for on-roading, as well as some ability in the dirt.1999 March 24, “Mid-sized Pajero not too big, not too small”, in The Press
Antonyms of on-road
Forms of on-road
| third-person singular present | on-roads |
|---|---|
| present participle | on-roading |
| past participle | on-roaded |
| past | on-roaded |
Words formed from on-road
Questions about on-road
- What does on-road mean?
- On-road means designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is traditionally paved, such as a street or smooth terrain.
- What part of speech is on-road?
- On-road can be an adjective or a verb.
Words near on-road in the dictionary
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