road map

noun

1
: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel
2
a
: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal
b
: a detailed explanation

Examples of road map in a Sentence

Did you bring a road map? a road map to peace
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Outlining the details gives you a tangible road map to follow. Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Another proposal — from State Department staff — that circulated last week proposes a three-phase road map, starting with short-term waivers then laying out sweeping requirements for future phases of relief or permanent lifting of sanctions, the official said. Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 Still, the company’s road map for wearable devices continues to evolve. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 May 2025 But a central European official involved in defense planning on the continent told Newsweek that the U.S. has still not produced a road map sketching out which capabilities Washington plans to withdraw from Europe and what the continent will have to urgently replace. Ellie Cook brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for road map

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road map was in 1741

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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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