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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This phase involves creating a detailed road map with technical specifications, milestones, budgeting and personnel, as follows: • Define functional requirements. Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Saudi Arabia's crown prince and prime minister, , has laid down Palestinian rights and a road map to a Palestinian state as a condition of normalization. Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025 This assures broadcast applications and broadcast spectrum become part of the road map for 6G, the future standard of wireless communication. Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025 California Mayor Bass issues order to expedite rebuilding efforts after fires Jan. 13, 2025 Park, who represents Pacific Palisades, said the flurry of votes, taken together, provide a road map to recovery for residents who have lost everything. Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 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 27 Jan. 2025.

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