different between thoroughfare vs parkway

English

Alternative forms

• thorofare
• throughfare
• thoroughfair (obsolete)
• thorowfair (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English thurghfare, corresponding to thorough- (“through”) +? fare. Compare Old English þurhfaran (“to go through, go over, traverse, pierce, pass through, pass beyond, transcend, penetrate”). Compare also Old English þurhfær (“inner secret place”), German Durchfahrt (“passage through, thoroughfare”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????f??/

Noun

thoroughfare (plural thoroughfares)

1. (now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through.
2. A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street.
   • 2011, Stephen Phelan, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2011:

     Local art is now a viable industry, and hundreds of islanders make a living in it. The thoroughfare of Oneroa village is lined with shops and galleries full of their work.

3. (obsolete) The act of going through; passage; travel, transit.
   • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book X:

     and made one realm, / Hell and this world, one realm, one continent / Of easy thorough-fare.
4. An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??k?we?/

Etymology 1

park +? way

Noun

parkway (plural parkways)

1. (dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.
2. (US) A scenic freeway.
3. (US) A divided highway with a landscaped median.
4. (Chicago) A tree lawn.

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ?????? (p?kuwei)

Etymology 2

Blend of car park +? railway

Noun

parkway (uncountable)

1. (rail transport, Britain, Australia) a railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange.

Translations

References

• parkway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• parkway at OneLook Dictionary Search
• parkway in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.