(obsolete) A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid. [9th-19th c.]
(plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor. [from 14th c.]
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. [from 16th c.]
(figuratively) A path chosen in life or career. [from 17th c.]
“I lit the way upstairs and Erchy, assisted by the roadman, pulled the protesting Tearlaich off the bed and put on his boot.”
“As the water was passed around for drinking, the roadman verbally reviewed the purpose of the ceremony once again.”
“The other man, I thought, might be a roadman who had joined the church in his early adulthood, learning about the peyote religion as a mature person.”
“Training horses to accept traffic, road works and roadside obstacles is more important than ever in these days of litigation and the increasing number of vehicles on the roads.”