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road show
1noun
- a show, such as a play or musical comedy, performed by a touring group of actors.
- an important motion picture, usually presented only twice daily on a reserved-seat basis and at increased prices.
- any traveling exhibit, such as one promoting a company's products or a government program.
- Informal. any group traveling around the country for a specific purpose, such as a political candidate together with an entourage.
road-show
2[ rohd-shoh ]
adjective
- of or relating to road shows.
verb (used with object)
- to present as a road show.
road show
noun
- a radio show broadcast live from one of a number of towns or venues being visited by a disc jockey who is touring an area
- the touring disc jockey and the personnel and equipment needed to present such a show
the Radio 1 road show will be in Brighton next week
- a group of entertainers, esp pop musicians, on tour
- any occasion when an organization attracts publicity while touring or visiting
an antiques road show
a royal road show
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of road show1
Origin of road show2
Idioms and Phrases
A tour made for a particular purpose, especially a political campaign. For example, It was primary season, and every would-be candidate was planning a road show . This term originated about 1900 for touring theatrical productions and in the mid-1900s began to be transferred to other endeavors.Example Sentences
She hopes to organise a "quantum road show" as a first step in introducing schoolchildren to quantum science at a much earlier age that she was.
They will also perform at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on May 29 and will play St. Louis’ Dome at America’s Center on June 4 on the 19-stop road show.
Linkin Park is expanding its comeback tour, taking their From Zero road show across the globe.
Gilmour’s tour behind “Luck and Strange†— his first studio album and his first road show in nearly a decade — is limited in terms of its itinerary, with dates in only four cities.
There is more than one reason for the Lakers preseason road show, but that doesn’t make it a great way to prepare.
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