highway

noun

high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā 

: a public way

especially : a main direct road

Synonyms of highway

• road
• freeway
• street
• expressway
• thoroughfare
• route
• roadway
• boulevard
• carriageway
• turnpike
• artery
• arterial

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 on the Web

Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area. —Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025

Magnetic inductive systems – tested in France, Sweden, and the US – have proven scalable for highways and urban corridors. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025

Newsom’s closure of that highway, where shrapnel actually fell on police vehicles, probably saved both lives and plenty of property damage. —Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025

Frequent drone and artillery attacks on the key highway and rail line have forced Kyiv to find alternative supply routes, shifting the hub function away from Pokrovsk – a major success for the Russians. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing highway

• divided highway
• highway robbery

Rhymes for highway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

highway

noun

high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā 

: a public road

especially : a main direct road