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
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025 The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet travel on highways or to the airport.—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 June 2025 Nearby Euless and Southlake have the population density and/or major highway access needed to draw diners.—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025 The low-lying stretch of highway is vulnerable to sea level rise.—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for highway
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of highway was
before the 12th century
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