on the road
idiom
1
: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.
We've been on the road since Tuesday.
Musicians often spend many months on the road.
2
of a vehicle
: being used
You don't see too many of those cars on the road anymore.
3
: in good enough condition to be legally driven
It will cost $1,500 to get the car back on the road.
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Synthetic Vs Real-World Data In autonomous driving systems, visual data (pictures) are used to train algorithms that determine how vehicles will react to different conditions and situations on the road.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The best ones are lightweight, roomy enough for several days on the road, and small enough to bring aboard any airplane.
—Miles Walls, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
The Commanders and Chargers are on the road this weekend against the Buccaneers and Texans, respectively, because the latter two teams won the NFC and AFC South divisions.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
The UConn women’s basketball team overcame an early deficit to beat Georgetown 73-55 on the road Saturday, completing a regular-season sweep of last year’s Big East Tournament runner-up.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The best ones are lightweight, roomy enough for several days on the road, and small enough to bring aboard any airplane.
—Miles Walls, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
The Commanders and Chargers are on the road this weekend against the Buccaneers and Texans, respectively, because the latter two teams won the NFC and AFC South divisions.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
The UConn women’s basketball team overcame an early deficit to beat Georgetown 73-55 on the road Saturday, completing a regular-season sweep of last year’s Big East Tournament runner-up.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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“On the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20road. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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