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 tortuous road to the flat-out Democratic victory ran through a number of key milestones.
    — James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Lucianie Vil Ma Rouge, Thiotte, southeastern Haiti Lucianie Vil, 70, is a Madan Sara, one of the women traders who travel Haiti’s roads and markets to support their families and feed their communities.
    — Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 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
  • Authorities have closed most streets in the area and are urging the public to avoid the one-mile radius around the facility until further notice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The victims of this horrific crash included street vendors who were simply trying to earn a living when tragedy struck.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Police attempted a traffic stop on the car, but the driver refused to stop and merged onto the I-94 expressway from Lake Avenue, per police.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • Take the two-story, nearly 1,075-square-foot flagship on Paris’ Rue Saint-Honoré — the city’s central perfume-shopping thoroughfare — that opened in June.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The museum occupies the historic Shamash Jewish School, founded in 1928 on Al-Rashid Street, a prominent thoroughfare in Baghdad.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • The project remains under development, and no final route has been selected.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Autonomous functions include one-touch takeoff, route planning, flight control, and landing assistance.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Authorities at the residence spotted the Chevrolet in the area and laid a spike strip across a roadway in anticipation of a second pursuit, which the vehicle later struck, officials said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • If possible, immediately move the vehicle to a safe location, out of the roadway, and wait for help to arrive.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Moroccan flags fluttered in schoolchildren’s hands, portraits of King Mohammed VI overlooked roundabouts and public squares, and the national coat of arms adorned major boulevards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Imagine being on a highway with a 65-mph limit, but having the device register the car on an adjacent surface boulevard with a 35-mph max.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of boulevard

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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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