thoroughfare

noun

thor·ough·fare | \ˈthər-ə-ˌfer,

ˈthə-rə-\

Definition of thoroughfare

1 : a way or place for passage: such as

a : a street open at both ends

b : a main road

2a : passage, transit

b : the conditions necessary for passing through

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Examples of thoroughfare in a Sentence

one of the city's main thoroughfares

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Between West 15th and 16th streets: Food carts huddle inside the Chelsea Market Passage, a covered thoroughfare with seating and global sustenance. — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, "Take a walk on New York's High Line from end-to-end," 2 July 2018 Nearly 100 years after the Harlem renaissance, the thoroughfare is still considered a historic nexus of black New York and the theater one of the most renowned places in the world for black performers. — Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, "How ‘Desus & Mero’ Conquered Late Night," 18 June 2018 At completion, the thoroughfare will be expanded to four lanes with a traffic stop light and median cuts. — Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, "New 8-acre retail development planned on Townsen Boulevard in Humble," 8 June 2018 Would a pedestrian thoroughfare be a help or hindrance to local businesses? — Katie Arnold, Outside Online, "What Activism Can Teach Kids About Life," 7 June 2018 Aziz was charged Thursday with one count of aggravated assault on law enforcement and a count of blocking a public thoroughfare. — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, "Report: Mesa police shot unarmed man after 9-second exchange," 6 May 2018 In another part of the state, teachers lined up on one side of Baseline Road, a thoroughfare that runs about 45 miles through Mesa and Phoenix. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "Arizona teachers line up for miles to kick off massive education protest," 26 Apr. 2018 The funds would come from a $12 million state grant, awarded in 2016 for redevelopment and infrastructure upgrades on the thoroughfare. — Jesse Leavenworth, Courant Community, "East Hartford Looking At Ways To Revitalize Silver Lane," 8 June 2018 Metro installed a temporary cooling tower on the thoroughfare last year, providing relief to the stations’ estimated 39,000 daily users. — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, "Metro says permanent relief is coming to two hot Red Line stations," 5 June 2018

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