·noun An inroad; an invasion; a raid.
II. Road ·noun A journey, or stage of a journey.
III. Road ·noun A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead;
— often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads.
IV. Road ·noun A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another.