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1
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
- a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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Words Related to avenue
- autobahn,
- autoroute,
- autostrada,
- dual carriageway
- [chiefly British],
- interstate,
- motorway
- [chiefly British],
- superhighway
- high street
- [British],
- Main Street
- close
- [chiefly British],
- cul-de-sac,
- dead end
2
an established course for traveling from one place to another
- the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America
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