English Dictionary

rule of the road

名詞

不可算名詞

The regulation requiring all traffic (travelling on a road or otherwise) to keep either to the left or the right. / (nautical) A regulation concerning safe handling of vessels on seaways.

日本語の意味

道路上の交通が左側または右側を通行するよう定めた規則 / 海上において船舶の安全な運航を確保するための規則

In Britain, the rule of the road requires drivers to keep to the left.

イギリスでは、道路の通行側を定める規則により、運転者は左側通行を守らなければなりません。

意味（1）

The regulation requiring all traffic (travelling on a road or otherwise) to keep either to the left or the right.

The general rule of the road for steamers is precisely the same as the general rule of the pavement for foot passengers in London […]

意味（2）

(nautical) A regulation concerning safe handling of vessels on seaways.