Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

road diet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: road- di-et
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reduction of the width or number of lanes of a road, typically to make room for other improvements or for safety reasons.

Example Sentences

"Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%, but criteria for an upcoming round of road safety grants say projects aimed at “reducing lane capacity” should be considered “less favorably,” the administration said. […] When University of Iowa researchers surveyed first-responders in Cedar Rapids, their study published last year found no noticeable difference in response time when a road diet was in place."

Inflected Forms

road diets (plural)

Synonyms

rechannelization

Questions

What does road diet mean?: The reduction of the width or number of lanes of a road, typically to make room for other improvements or for safety reasons.

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