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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In interviews, academic experts and current and former agency officials said that even an agenda partially informed by the conservative road map could leave the U.S. more vulnerable to extreme weather, in a world in which major disasters have already become more intense and frequent. Denise Chow, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024 Pitch decks that are concise and visually appealing offer a clear, on-brand road map of your business. Victoria Zelefsky, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 By comparison, the technical side looks not at this essential financial information that should, and eventually does, drive prices, but the past patterns in those prices that repeat over time, and may provide a road map to where they’re headed. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 In a road map given to prospective investors first viewed by The Block, the WLF proposal says the coin is looking to raise $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in its initial sale. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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