over-the-road

o·ver-the-road

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver stressed th ee rohd]
- /ˈoʊ vər stressed ði roʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver stressed th ee rohd]
- /ˈoʊ vər stressed ði roʊd/

Definition of over-the-road word

adjective over-the-road of, for, or pertaining to transportation on public highways: over-the-road trucks. 1

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Origin of over-the-road

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Over-the-road

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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over-the-road popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.