windy road

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A road with many bends and curves rather than running straight.

   Grammar: Here windy is pronounced like wind (to turn): a windy road, a winding road.

   Patterns

   • drive along a windy road
   • a windy road through something

   We took a windy road up the mountain.

   The windy road made my little sister feel sick.

   A narrow, windy road leads to the village.

2. 2nouncountable

   A road where there is a lot of wind blowing, usually in an open or high place.

   Grammar: Here windy is pronounced like wind (moving air): a windy road.

   Patterns

   • a windy road along the coast

   The bike ride was hard along the windy road by the sea.

   Trucks slow down on the windy road over the bridge.

   It was a cold, windy road across the moor.

Word forms

Common combinations

a long windy road

It was a long windy road to the farm.

a narrow windy road

A narrow windy road climbs the cliff.

drive on a windy road

Drive slowly on a windy road.

a steep windy road

The steep windy road scared him.

a windy road ahead

There is a windy road ahead, so take care.

Synonyms and how they differ

winding road

Winding road is less confusing in writing because it can only mean a road with bends.

twisting road

Twisting road suggests sharper bends than a gently windy road.

curvy road

Curvy road is informal and often used in a positive way for fun driving.

zigzag road

Zigzag road describes sharp back-and-forth turns, often on steep hills.

Opposites

Word family

wind verb

to turn and curve, pronounced like find

winding adjective

having many curves

wind noun

moving air

windy adjective

with a lot of moving air, or full of bends

Commonly confused: windy road or winding road?

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