Definition of highway
: a public way;
especially
: a main direct road
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Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
Recent Examples of highway from the Web
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In 2005, the City of Houston introduced the Safe Clear program to remove disabled vehicles from certain highways in the city.
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The Pike returned to full capacity weeks earlier than expected, traffic on the highway during rush hour was down as much as 30 percent, and ridership ticked up on the commuter rail — suggesting some drivers took a different route in.
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Milkevic was driving in his black Nissan 370Z on a stretch of the highway in Boca in the early morning hours of Feb. 7 when Selva shot Milkevic in his left bicep and the left side of his head.
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Consider the following scenario: A U.S. armored column is flying down a highway in the desert, a narrow strip of asphalt among thousands of square miles of sand dunes.
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Improving Missouri's highways would be a massive undertaking merely because of its size.
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Directly across the highway is the turnoff for the Rim Road.
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The two-lane highways were gorgeous driving; rolling hills, little towns with brick town halls, the distinctive rock formations of the mountains themselves.
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The highway was closed for hours as personnel from numerous agencies in St. Tammany worked the scene.
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First Known Use of highway
before 12th century
highway Synonyms
Synonyms
arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way;
Related Words
autoroute, interstate, superhighway;
backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street;
HIGHWAY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of highway for English Language Learners
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: a main road that connects cities, towns, etc.
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