Synonyms and antonyms of Parts of roads and road systems in British Thesaurus

bend (noun)

a curve in a road, river etc

black spot (noun)

British a place on a road where a lot of car accidents happen

bus lane (noun)

a part of a wide road that only buses and taxis are allowed to travel on, especially during busy times of the day

camber (noun)

a gradual curved slope from the centre of a road down to its sides

carriageway (noun)

British one side of a major road, used by vehicles travelling in the same direction

central reservation (noun)

British a narrow raised piece of ground that separates the two sides of a motorway or other main road. The American word is median.

chicane (noun)

a part of a road, especially a track for racing cars, with a bend shaped like the letter ‘S’

clearway (noun)

British a part of a road where vehicles are not allowed to stop

connection (noun)

a road or railway system that allows you to travel from one place to another

corner (noun)

a place where two roads or paths meet

corner (noun)

a sharp bend in a road, where you cannot see what is coming

crash barrier (noun)

British a low metal fence at the side of a road or along the middle of a motorway

curve (noun)

a bend in a road or river

cutting (noun)

British a passage cut through something such as rock to allow a road or railway to pass through

cycle lane (noun)

British a part of a road marked by painted lines and intended for use by bicycles

dogleg (noun)

a bend in a road, path etc where it completely changes direction

express lane (noun)

American the part of a motorway for cars that are travelling a long distance

extension (noun)

a part of a road or railway line added to the existing one

fast lane (noun)

the outer lane on a road, used by vehicles travelling fastest

flyover (noun)

British a bridge that takes one road above another road

fork (noun)

a place where a road, path, or river divides into two parts to form a shape like a ‘Y’

fork (noun)

one of the parts that a road, path, or river divides into

hairpin (noun)

a hairpin bend

hairpin bend (noun)

British a very sharp bend in a road, where the road forms a ‘U’ shape

hill (noun)

a steep slope in a path or road

inside lane (noun)

on a road that has two or more lanes for travelling in the same direction, the lane that is furthest from the centre

interchange (noun)

a place where you can change from a motorway to a main road using a system of smaller roads, bridges etc

intersection (noun)

a place where roads, lines etc join or cross each other

junction (noun)

British a place where you join or leave a motorway. The usual American word is exit

kerbside (noun)

British the part of a road or pavement that is nearest to the kerb

lane (noun)

one of the parts that a wide road or motorway is divided into, marked by painted lines and intended for one line of traffic

line (noun)

a long thin mark on a road used for organizing traffic and for showing drivers where they can park

median (noun)

American the central reservation in a main road

mini-roundabout (noun)

British a white circle painted on the road at a place where several roads meet, for traffic to drive round

on the inside (British)

British if a car passes you on the inside, it goes between your car and the edge of the road when you are nearer the middle of the road

outside lane (noun)

British the lane (=section) of a motorway where vehicles can pass other vehicles and travel fastest. The American word is passing lane.

ramp (noun)

British a place where the level changes in a road surface

roadway (noun)

the part of a road that you drive on

roundabout (noun)

British a circular area where three or more roads meet that you have to drive around in one direction in order to get onto another road. The American word is traffic circle or rotary.

S-bend (noun)

British a double curve in a pipe that forms a shape similar to an ‘s’. The American word is S-curve.

S-bend (noun)

British a similar curve in a road

section (noun)

a part of a road or path

sleeping policeman (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a speed bump

the slow lane (noun)

the part of a motorway for vehicles that are moving more slowly than other vehicles

speed bump (noun)

a raised area across the width of a road that forces drivers to drive more slowly

speed camera (noun)

British a machine by the road that takes a photograph of your car if you drive too fast, so that the police can use it to punish you

speed trap (noun)

a place on a road where the police secretly measure how fast people are driving

T-junction (noun)

British a place where one road joins another and forms the shape of the letter T

tollbooth (noun)

a small building where drivers pay to use a particular bridge or road

traffic circle (noun)

American a roundabout

truck stop (noun)

American an area with a restaurant beside a major road where truck drivers can stop and have a meal, buy petrol, or have their vehicle repaired

tunnel (noun)

an underground passage through which vehicles travel

turn (noun)

a place where a road bends to the right or left

turnround (noun)

a turnaround

twist (noun)

a bend in a road or a river

underpass (noun)

part of a road or path that goes under another road or under a railway