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 Paved highways through a nearby preserve kill up to ten a year, and no one closes them. — Shannon Welch, Oc Register, 12 July 2026 If your engine still has original, non-hardened valve seats and is driven under load or at highway speeds, using a lead substitute additive can help reduce valve seat wear. — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 The first is Aizu, in northerly Tohoku — old highways, samurai history and quiet rural warmth, with mountain villages along routes once walked by samurai and everyday travelers. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Overall, the two have reported higher passenger counts as regional travelers have sought relief from South Florida’s congested highways. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 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
  • Flooding is likely on roads and in urban areas, and some homes could be inundated, the center warned.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The road climbs through green mountains before suddenly revealing the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Britney Spears is speaking out after being spotted hanging out of the sunroof of an SUV on a busy Los Angeles freeway.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026
  • For decades, the powers that be have burdened the Eastside with freeways, warehouses, public corruption, unsightly developments that have brought on gentrification and civic negligence bordering on the criminal.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The bike lane is raised a little from the street, and then the sidewalk is raised a little from the bike lane.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • When completed, the roughly 15-mile expressway will link Highway 65 in western Placer County with state highways 70 and 99 in southern Sutter County.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Following the shooting, the northbound side of the expressway was closed from 147th Street just past the Tri-State Tollway all the way to 127th Street.
    — Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • The unearthed quarters included north-south thoroughfares intersected by east-west streets, forming open squares and public spaces, said Hisham el-Leithy, secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Others outside proudly waved their flags on the neighborhood thoroughfare, Westwood Boulevard.
    — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Employers staggered work schedules, commuters mapped alternate routes and many residents avoided the city altogether.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Authorities closed Highway 39 due to firefighters and trucks blocking the roadway.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Ling’s crew prepped, and the film crew shot, one side of Hollywood Boulevard at a time so as not to interrupt the tourism activities on the boulevard.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • Four-way stops are substantially less efficient for all traffic than two-way stops and are intended as traffic-calming measures to prevent reckless, high-speed driving on quiet boulevards.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of boulevard

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