highway

noun

ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
Definition of highwaynext
as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city

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Recent Examples of highway Flooding may also impact highways across the two states, including Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania and Interstate 295 in New Jersey. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Modern vehicles are heavier, faster, quieter, and packed with driver-assistance systems that encourage confident nighttime driving at highway speeds. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 One of the drivers dropped Anyanwu off at the nearest highway, and his sister picked him up and took him to a hotel. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Though the highway first opened to drivers in 1927, the corridor’s real story goes back much, much further. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for highway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
  1. road
  2. freeway
  3. street
  4. expressway
  5. thoroughfare
  6. route
  7. roadway
  8. boulevard
Noun
  • Sadly, there are no plans for this sleek beast to be heading off-road outside of mainland China at this stage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Short of being able to ban traffic from the busy road in front of the hotel, no.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • On Los Angeles freeways that muscle comes in handy all day long.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The California Highway Patrol has issued a Sig Alert for all lanes of the freeway at Main Street.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • Headed somewhere with beautiful (albeit hilly) cobblestoned streets?
    — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In a video on Facebook, a motorist canvassed the streets of Indian Trail as fires consumed properties and cars on both sides of the road.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Tanisha said in the days following, she’s been haunted by the sound of her niece’s body sent flying after being hit by a vehicle on the expressway.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • All northbound traffic on the Dan Ryan was being diverted off the expressway at 67th Street in both the local and express lanes for several hours after the crash.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • Much of the action centers on Warren Street, a lively main thoroughfare lined with independent boutiques, art galleries, vintage shops, bookstores, cafés, and farm-to-table eateries.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Down below, the famous thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan is packed full of commuters and tourists.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • If goals diverge, name the common aim, then suggest a simple route that honors both needs, and your upbeat spirit will make consensus easier.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Eliminating trips to public fueling stations could also improve route efficiency for commercial trucking operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • But the toll lanes were met with heavy neighborhood opposition after NCDOT released preliminary designs for the roadway in November.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
  • They’re not required to have airbags and they’re allowed on roadways with speed limits of up to 35 mph.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • So, too, are the smart shops of Andrassy Avenue, a broad boulevard modeled on the Champs-Élysées, the Franz Litzst museum, and the glorious Hungarian State opera house.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While some like Ríos García have slept on the boulevard, others struggle to get some rest on balconies and front porches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of boulevard

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