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road; street; way

Noun

  1. 1

    road; street; way

    A long stretch of ground space with a fixed width meant for people or cars to travel along.

    Korean definition: 사람이나 차 등이 지나다닐 수 있게 땅 위에 일정한 너비로 길게 이어져 있는 공간.

    • If you cross the street in front of the school, there's a police station.

    • I happened to run into a friend from high school on the street.

  2. 2

    route; way

    A fixed path in the sea or in the air that a ship or airplane travels regularly.

    Korean definition: 배나 비행기 등이 물 위나 공중에서 일정하게 다니는 곳.

    • The man boarded a boat and set off alone on a route that wasn't even on the map.

    • The routes ships take are decided by looking at water depth, currents, and so on.

  3. 3

    stopover

    An intermediate place that is traveled to before reaching a destination.

    Korean definition: 목적지에 이르기 위해 거쳐 가는 공간.

    • A foreigner came up to me and asked in English the way to City Hall.

    • The way home feels especially long today.

  4. 4

    process; path

    The process of a person's living or a society's development over time.

    Korean definition: 시간이 지남에 따라 사람이 살아가거나 사회가 발전해 나가는 과정.

    • The path I've walked in life divides into the period when I learned math and the period when I taught it.

    • Looking back, the path I've walked over the past ten years was never easy.