The difference between Away and Road
When used as adjectives, away means not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling, whereas road means at the venue of the opposing team or competitor.
Away is also interjection with the meaning: come on!.
Away is also adverb with the meaning: from a place, hence.
Road is also noun with the meaning: the act of riding on horseback.
check bellow for the other definitions of Away and Road
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Away as an adverb:
From a place, hence.
Examples:
"He went away on vacation."
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Away as an adverb:
Aside; off; in another direction.
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Away as an adverb:
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
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Away as an adverb (as imperative, by ellipsis):
Come away; go away; take away.
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Away as an adverb:
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
Examples:
"sing away'"
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Away as an adverb:
Without restraint.
Examples:
"You've got questions? Ask away!"
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Away as an adverb:
Being so engaged for the entire time.
Examples:
"That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away."
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Away as an adverb:
At a distance in time or space.
Examples:
"Christmas is only two weeks away."
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Away as an adjective:
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
Examples:
"The master is away from home."
"Would you pick up my mail while I'm away."
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Away as an adjective (following the noun modified):
At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
Examples:
"He's miles away by now."
"Spring is still a month away."
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Away as an adjective (chiefly, sports):
Not on one's home territory.
Examples:
"Entrance for away supporters."
"Next, they are playing away in Dallas."
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Away as an adjective (baseball, following the noun modified):
Out.
Examples:
"Two men away in the bottom of the ninth."
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Away as an adjective:
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Road as a noun (obsolete):
The act of riding on horseback.
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Road as a noun (obsolete):
A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.
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Road as a noun (nautical, often, in the plural):
A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
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Road as a noun:
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
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Road as a noun (figuratively):
A path chosen in life or career.
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Road as a noun:
An underground tunnel in a mine.
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Road as a noun (US, railroads):
A railway or a single railway track.
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Road as a noun (obsolete):
A journey, or stage of a journey.
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Road as a noun:
A way or route.
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Road as an adjective (US, Canada, sports, chiefly, attributive):
At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.