superhighway

noun

su·​per·​high·​way ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā 

ˈsü-pər-ˌhī-

1

: a multilane highway (such as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic

2

: information superhighway

Examples of superhighway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those bogus images and videos spread not just on X, but also along other superhighways of falsehoods, notably the Meta platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads, albeit with less engagement. —James Warren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026

The streams became channelized rivers — superhighways for flowing water. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025

But it was actually set in motion a year ago, when the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the power grid operator for the central United States – approved a suite of projects to build a transmission superhighway across the upper Midwest. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025

The vision of the new company is to use the superhighway to bring different rules or different data sources to help the user in their document creation or communication. —Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing superhighway

• information superhighway
• the information superhighway

Rhymes for superhighway

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
• compositae
• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
• glyphosate
• microarray

Kids Definition

superhighway

noun

su·​per·​high·​way ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā 

1

: a highway designed for high-speed traffic

2

: internet