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• Road transport — (British English) or road transportation (American English) is transport on roads of passengers or goods.A hybrid of road transport and ship transport is the historic horse drawn boat.HistoryThe first forms of road transport were horses, oxen or… …   Wikipedia

• road — roadless, adj. roadlessness, n. /rohd/, n. 1. a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway. 2. a way or course: the road to peace. 3. a …   Universalium

• macadam — /meuh kad euhm/, n. 1. a macadamized road or pavement. 2. the broken stone used in making such a road. [1815 25; named after J. L. McAdam (1756 1836), Scottish engineer who invented it] * * * Form of pavement invented by John McAdam. McAdam s… …   Universalium

• water-bound — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : restrained from going by flooding waters 2. : consolidated or held together by water; especially : thoroughly soaked at the time of laying so that a natural cement formed from water and stone dust unites the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Asphalt — Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Natural bitumen from the Dead sea …   Wikipedia

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