plural arteries
1
: any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
2
: a channel (such as a river or highway) of transportation or communication
especially
: the main channel in a branching system
Synonyms
Examples of artery in a Sentence
He favors local side roads over major arteries.
there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
Recent Examples on the Web
The wreckage still blocks the main shipping channel for the Port of Baltimore and strangles a key economic artery to the region.
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Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Heart valves and arteries stiffened with age, which forced the heart to work harder and increased the likelihood of high blood pressure and heart attacks.
—Eli Saslow Erin Schaff Eli Saslow, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Authorities on Friday will forge ahead with a salvage operation to remove the mangled bridge and debris and clear the waterway so the Port of Baltimore, a critical East Coast shipping artery, can resume operations.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Team majority owner John Sherman made the announcement Wednesday morning, following a meeting the previous day with Mayor Quinton Lucas, who was adamant that a two-block section of the major artery not be vacated for the stadium project.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Instead of a single road, the capital’s main arteries—the North and South Circular—are a patchwork of urban streets where 21st century traffic is jammed onto aging infrastructure.
—Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
Studies have suggested that balneotherapy can improve cardiovascular function and reduce hypertension since being exposed to a hot spring bath lowers blood pressure and reduces stiffness of the arteries.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Surgeons go up into the veins, gaining access to the artery at the top of the leg.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
When work begins to rebuild it, more Latino immigrants will almost certainly join the effort to reopen the crucial transportation artery, report my colleagues Ramishah Maruf and Gloria Pazmino.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Heart valves and arteries stiffened with age, which forced the heart to work harder and increased the likelihood of high blood pressure and heart attacks.
—Eli Saslow Erin Schaff Eli Saslow, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Authorities on Friday will forge ahead with a salvage operation to remove the mangled bridge and debris and clear the waterway so the Port of Baltimore, a critical East Coast shipping artery, can resume operations.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Team majority owner John Sherman made the announcement Wednesday morning, following a meeting the previous day with Mayor Quinton Lucas, who was adamant that a two-block section of the major artery not be vacated for the stadium project.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Instead of a single road, the capital’s main arteries—the North and South Circular—are a patchwork of urban streets where 21st century traffic is jammed onto aging infrastructure.
—Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
Studies have suggested that balneotherapy can improve cardiovascular function and reduce hypertension since being exposed to a hot spring bath lowers blood pressure and reduces stiffness of the arteries.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Surgeons go up into the veins, gaining access to the artery at the top of the leg.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
When work begins to rebuild it, more Latino immigrants will almost certainly join the effort to reopen the crucial transportation artery, report my colleagues Ramishah Maruf and Gloria Pazmino.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
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artery
noun
ar·tery
ˈärt-ə-rē 
plural arteries
1
: one of the tube-shaped branching muscular-walled and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body
2
: a channel (as a river or highway) of transportation or communication
especially
: the main channel in a branching system
Medical Definition
artery
noun
ar·tery
ˈärt-ə-rē
plural arteries
: any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
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