superhighway

noun

su·​per·​high·​way ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce superhighway (audio)
ˈsü-pər-ˌhī-
1
: a multilane highway (such as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic
2

Examples of superhighway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Every empty space is a building site; the plan is to transform the main coastal route from single-lane mayhem to a sleek superhighway. Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2024 Before Russia’s invasion, the Dnieper was a grain superhighway. Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024 The spinal cord is like a superhighway for the body’s nervous system. Gail Dutton, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023 From above, that line of buses and RVs and jeeps looked just like the photo that circulated the internet this year, a fifteen-lane superhighway snaking through a beige moonscape. Hazlitt, 1 Nov. 2023 So far, the concept for a 760-mph superhighway, which attracted a raft of entrepreneurs seeking to realize Musk’s vision, has failed to achieve much traction. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023 Los Angeles is known as a global capital of automotive culture, a germinating point for trends set amid ubiquitous superhighways and their crushing smog and traffic. Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023 Texas drivers and Texas roadways are already notorious, from bewildering six-lane superhighways to infamously lethal city thoroughfares. Michael Murney, Chron, 18 Apr. 2023 This new superhighway let animals from the north — like hyenas and rhinos — hike into Africa, and animals from Africa — like elephant relatives and the descendants of Simbakubwa — hike into Eurasia. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of superhighway was in 1924

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Cite this Entry

“Superhighway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superhighway. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

superhighway

noun
su·​per·​high·​way ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce superhighway (audio)
1
: a highway designed for high-speed traffic
2
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