avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈa-və-ˌnü 

-ˌnyü

1

: a way of access : route

2

: a channel for pursuing a desired object

avenues of communication

3

a

chiefly British : the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road

b

: a broad passageway bordered by trees

4

: an often broad street or road

Synonyms

• street
• thoroughfare
• road
• highway
• route
• freeway
• boulevard
• expressway
• roadway
• carriageway [British]
• artery
• turnpike

Examples of avenue in a Sentence

We drove down the avenue.

We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.

They have closed off that avenue of discussion.

a new avenue of research

Recent Examples on the Web

But the pandemic also opened up different avenues for support, like telehealth. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

The scale is impressive at more than forty thousand square feet, but what stays with you is the ambition and the experience - an American vision of design planted right in the middle of Europe’s most iconic avenue. —Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Technology that opens up new avenues meets the hype in a way that AI replacing baby investment bankers or advertising studios just doesn’t. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025

The Jaguars allowed the lowest pass pressure rate in Week 1, so Cincinnati will have to blitz to get pressure this week, opening avenues for Lawrence to go after the Bengals’ subpar coverage players. —Kc Joyner, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from feminine of avenu, past participle of avenir to come to, from Latin advenire — more at adventure

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for avenue

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈav-ə-ˌn(y)ü 

1

: a way or route to a place or goal : path

2

: a usually wide street