noun
- work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
- a conditioning exercise for an athlete consisting of running considerable distances in areas that are reasonably free of obstructions or traffic, as fields or country roads: performed chiefly by boxers in training for a bout.
noun
- sports training by running along roads
also road-work, 1765, “work done in making and repairing roads;” 1903 as “exercise done on roads;” from road (n.) + work (n.).