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 In 2025, the state designated the SunTrax test facility in Polk County to research and help develop an aerial highway network. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 The split vote to kill the tolls sent shockwaves all the way to Raleigh, putting the entire Charlotte region in state lawmakers’ crosshairs before the highway project was ultimately revived in September. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026 If Daimler's latest systems can accomplish that more consistently, the result should be safer roads for truck drivers and everyone sharing the highway. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026 Judd worked on the project for roughly two years, developing a series of proposals that responded closely to the city’s historical Beaux Arts plan, its aging railroad infrastructure, its new highways, and its older civic buildings. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 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
  • The road will be closed until further notice, county officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But the move left Angel City playing a home game on the road in an effort to avoid the road and play at home in the playoffs.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But for what practical purpose do these features really serve, except for quickly accelerating onto a freeway?
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • Wandering the cobbled streets here feels like a wonderfully indulgent way to pass the time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Rice was driving a Lamborghini on an expressway and was clocked at 119 mph when the car hit the center median wall and caused four other cars to collide with each other.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Along with the crossing to Vung Tau, Vingroup is working on a metro line connecting Can Gio to Ho Chi Minh City and roads that will link to the city’s expressway network.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • The emerald green bridge is a major thoroughfare connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island, home to both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • During the protests, also known as Occupy Central, demonstrators occupied major thoroughfares for 79 days in an ultimately unsuccessful push for direct election for the city’s leader.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Mount Taishan is the tallest peak in the province, and while there are several routes for hikers, some more challenging than others, and the longest climb features more than 7,000 steps.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Aramco is also exploring additional overseas storage capacity and alternative export routes to strengthen its global supply network.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • These include vehicles stopped in curves, vehicles positioned across multiple lanes, and stationary vehicles sitting at unusual angles, such as those encountered near an earlier roadway incident.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Back in the centre, wander from the Plaça de Catalunya down the famous La Rambla boulevard, under construction at the moment, towards the Gothic Quarter.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Houses were rebuilt over the remains of earlier houses, incorporating old walls and materials into new construction; basilicas became churches and churches became mosques; obsolete city walls and fortifications became boulevards and promenades.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of boulevard

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