- rule of the road
- a custom or law regulating the direction in which two vehicles should move to pass one another on meeting to avoid collision.→ rule
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Rule of the road — Rule Rule, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[ e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rule of the road — may refer to: *Right and left hand traffic, regulations requiring all vehicular traffic to keep either to the left or the right side of the road * Traffic code (also motor vehicle code), the collection of local statutes, regulations, ordinances… … Wikipedia
rule of the road — Date: 1871 a customary practice (as driving always on a particular side of the road or yielding the right of way) developed in the interest of safety and often subsequently reinforced by law; especially any of the rules making up a code governing … New Collegiate Dictionary
rule of the road — Naut. any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
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The Road to Serfdom — Infobox Book name = The Road to Serfdom orig title = translator = author = Friedrich Hayek cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = Politics genre = publisher = Routledge Press (UK), University of Chicago… … Wikipedia
ruleof the road — rule of the road n. pl. rules of the road 1. A set of customary practices, especially for the operation of a motor vehicle, boat, or aircraft, established to promote efficiency and safety. Often used in the plural. 2. A set of established rules… … Universalium
The Road Back (film) — Infobox Film name = The Road Back caption = director = James Whale producer = Edmund Grainger writer = Charles Kenyon (screenplay) R.C. Sherriff (screenplay) Erich Maria Remarque (novel) starring = John King Richard Cromwell Slim Summerville… … Wikipedia
Rule — Rule, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[ e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rule joint — Rule Rule, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[ e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rule of three — Rule Rule, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[ e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
