Definition of thoroughfare
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one of the city's main thoroughfares
Recent Examples of thoroughfare from the Web
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Boh Brothers Construction recently finished pouring asphalt in that stretch of the thoroughfare, and striping will begin next week.
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Residents will see denser downtowns with taller buildings and more housing along thoroughfares for easy access to public transportation.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says a fossilized hip joint was discovered on May 16 in a layer of sandy clay 16 feet below a major thoroughfare where the new rail line is being built.
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That's when the noise from the constantly busy Orchard Road — a four-lane arterial highway that is a major thoroughfare between North Aurora, Aurora, Montgomery and Oswego —starts to kick in.
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And in the hours before dawn on Monday, two men riding along an expressway here were shot and wounded by gunfire from another vehicle — a pattern the police have seen rise in recent years along some of the city’s busiest thoroughfares.
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About 30 intend to broadcast from parked cars along Lake Street, a major thoroughfare in Minneapolis, on Oct. 28.
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14th Century
First Known Use of thoroughfare
14th century
THOROUGHFARE Defined for English Language Learners
THOROUGHFARE Defined for Kids
thoroughfare
playDefinition of thoroughfare for Students
1 : a street or road open at both ends
2 : a main road
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