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1.NounAny of the requirements for how drivers, bicyclists, etc, behave and operate while using public roadways."To obtain a driving licence, you must pass a test to show that you understand the rules of the road.; It is a rule of the road in this country that a motorist must yield to a pedestrian who is in a pedestrian crossing."
2.NounThe regulation requiring all traffic (travelling on a road or otherwise) to keep either to the left or the right.
3.NounA regulation concerning safe handling of vessels on roadsteads, seaways, sea lanes, etc.
4.NounA basic (fundamental) and general requirement or principle for how to operate or behave in a certain context or domain (for example, an industry, an occupation, a company, an association)."You can't fill in fraudulent information on this form if you want to keep your job at this company. That's not a suggestion, that's just a rule of the road around here."