Definition of thoroughfare
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Examples of thoroughfare in a Sentence
one of the city's main thoroughfares
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The top deck is a major thoroughfare that carries 55,000 vehicles per day.
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Through the quiet neighborhoods off East Street, a thoroughfare between busy Routes 189 and 10, Smith could often be seen leading his oxen down the adjacent streets.
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Water Tower Way is a short, two-way road that has become a major thoroughfare linking Route 23, also called the East-West Highway, with the Hickory Bypass, that is part of Route 1.
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On Tuesday, the quarterly La Mesa Boulevard Stroll will take place on a long stretch of the thoroughfare, east and west of Spring Street.
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The accident led to long traffic jams on the A9, the main thoroughfare from Berlin to Munich.
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The main east-west thoroughfare through Colleyville has old-growth trees in some areas that were slated to be bulldozed for sidewalks.
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Weaving in and out of civilian traffic along the city's main thoroughfares, thick plumes of black smoke from airstrikes and artillery were just visible on the horizon from Work's convoy.
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What would happen, though, if the city of Birmingham closed the thoroughfare to vehicular traffic?
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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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