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, 18 Oct. 2025 The project will include a massive new 10-lane bridge over the highway at Interstate 77 exit 36.—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025 Guatemala City — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways.—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 Officials believe Milne turned off the highway at some point and became lost in the bushland, Rothwell said.—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 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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