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thruway

English

Etymology

thru +? way

Noun

thruway (plural thruways)

  1. (US, mostly New York, nonstandard) Alternative form of throughway

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highway

English

Etymology

From Middle English hei?wai, hei?wei, from Old English h?ahwe? (“main road, highway”), corresponding to high +? way. Compare highgate, high street, high road.

Cognate with Scots heaway, heway, hieway, hichway, heichway (“highway”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ha?we?/
  • Rhymes: -a?we?

Noun

highway (plural highways)

  1. (historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides
  2. A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
  3. (figuratively) A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny
  4. (law, rail transport) Any public road for vehicular traffic.
  5. (computing) Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”)

Synonyms

  • (road): hwy. (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

  • (main public road): expressway, motorway

Derived terms

  • hwy. (abbreviation)
  • Highway Code
  • highway hypnosis
  • highwayman
  • highway patrol
  • highway robber, highway robbery
  • one's way or the highway

Translations

References

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

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  • what highway is near me
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