“Road” or “Rode” or “Rowed”

Overview

road / rode / rowed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

road: (noun) an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. (noun) a way or means to achieve something.

rode: (verb) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions. (verb) be carried or travel on or in a vehicle. (verb) continue undisturbed and without interference. (verb) move like a floating object. (verb) be sustained or supported or borne. (verb) lie moored or anchored. (verb) sit on and control a vehicle. (verb) climb up on the body. (verb) ride over, along, or through. (verb) keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot. (verb) copulate with.

rowed: (verb) propel with oars.

Pronunciation

road: r·OW·d

rode: r·OW·d

rowed: r·OW·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “road”

…to the drive shafts and road wheels, causing the vehicle to…
…one between KY 155 (Taylorsville Road) and US 60 (Shelbyville Road)…
…south of exit 23, Taylorsville Road interchange.
…twin towers on Big Beaver Road on Troy, Michigan.
…entire Kentucky stretch of the road is co-signed with Kentucky Route…
…at 201 W. Big Beaver Road.
Part of the road is currently signed in kilometers,…
…of the Shadova - Šeduva road and a second 900 meters…
Seals & Crofts - Longest Road (1980) - string arrangement
…lifting of track between Trimsaran Road and Burry Port by 2005.

Examples of “rode”

In 1959 Håkansson rode his bicycle to Jerusalem to…
…26, 1777, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles through the villages…
Farnsworth rode with the second battalion of…
…is a keen cyclist and rode the trip to Labour Conference…
…road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI Contintental team .
L'Estrange rode his bicycle towards the centre,…
…on the frontier, and often rode with him during the parades…
…an engineer and inventor, frequently rode the ferry, and became impressed…
…his movements, Antigonus and Demetrius rode with their heavy cavalry around…
The ladies rode in a great hollow seashell,…

Examples of “rowed”

…on the varsity football team, rowed crew, and was elected Regimental…
He rowed in eight successive South Australian…
He rowed in six consecutive Victorian King's…
…1972 Australian Rowing Championships Richardson rowed in an AUBC four contesting…
He rowed at La Salle College High…
…lost in 1914, when Horsfall rowed at number four.
She rowed in the women's eight at…
…Dixon and Matt Smith had rowed for Oxford in the 2002…
The king was rowed back to shore; a priest…
Loch studied and rowed at Princeton University from which…

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