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ROADSIDE

roadside, roadsides - n 
the area along the side of a road 

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Synonyms

verge, curb edge, kerb, shoulder, wayside, hard shoulder, side of the road, pavement, sidewalk edge

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Examples

“He was often sighted strutting down the roadside.”

“As he came out of the forest he saw a little boy by the roadside, who seemed to be watching for some one.”

“A man is walking from Jerusalem to Jericho when he is attacked by bandits and left for dead by the roadside.”

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Etymology

"the side or border of a road," 1744, from road (n.) + side (n.). As an adjective by 1810.

road (n.)
Middle English rode, from Old English rad "riding expedition, journey, hostile incursion," from Proto-Germanic *raido (source also of Old Frisian red "ride," Old Saxon reda, Middle Dutch rede, Old High German reita "foray, raid"), from PIE *reidh- "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Also related to raid (n.).

side (n.)
Old English side "flanks of a person, the long part or aspect of anything," from Proto-Germanic *sīdō (source also of Old Saxon sida, Old Norse siða, Danish side, Swedish sida, Middle Dutch side, Dutch zidje, Old High German sita, German Seite), from adjective *sithas "long" (source of Old English sid "long, broad, spacious," Old Norse siðr "long, hanging down"), from PIE root *se- "long, late" (see soiree).

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