thoroughfarethor‧ough‧fare /ˈθʌrəfeə $ ˈθʌroʊfer, ˈθʌrə-/ noun 
The motel was off the main thoroughfare.2no thoroughfare British English a written sign used to tell people that they cannot go on a particular road or path
WORD ORIGINthoroughfare
Origin:
1300-1400 thorough ‘through, from end to end’ ( ➔ THOROUGH) + fare ‘way, journey’ ( ➔ FARE1)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The Visitor's Center is located on Bay Street, the town's main thoroughfare.
- A main thoroughfare had been created through the centre of that office with the screens.
- Forty-fifth to Fifty-sixth Streets, formerly dead ends at railway yards, became thoroughfares.
- In this case a child's shortest distance to school along public thoroughfares was just less than 3 miles.
- She walked briskly through the teeming streets and alleyways which lay behind the main thoroughfares of Bridgetown.
- Since the opening of the Torpoint turnpike, around 1820, it has been Sheviock that now stands on the main thoroughfare.
- The Constable was walking along a busy thoroughfare when a crowd assembled owing to the breakdown of a motor car.
- Up ahead, a thoroughfare Traffic was going across the intersection at a good clip in both directions.
- Waterways provide the main thoroughfare in the Upper Mazaruni and many of these are already blocked.
WORD SETS
arterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The motel was off the main thoroughfare.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable] the main road through a place such as a city or village: The motel was off the main thoroughfare.· She walked briskly through the teeming streets and alleyways which lay behind the main thoroughfares of Bridgetown.· Their motel was off from the main thoroughfare, protected by trees and woodsy seclusion.· Since the opening of the Torpoint turnpike, around 1820, it has been Sheviock that now stands on the main thoroughfare.· They calmly deal with the traffic jams that build along the main shopping thoroughfare.· A main thoroughfare had been created through the centre of that office with the screens.· Waterways provide the main thoroughfare in the Upper Mazaruni and many of these are already blocked.· Her love of life and colour making all her perceptions jewel-bright, Luce thoroughly enjoyed her journey down Venice's main thoroughfare.· Paul traversed the lane, preferring the smells of horse-dung from the various stables to the constant traffic of the main thoroughfare.
The motel was off the main thoroughfare.2no thoroughfare British English a written sign used to tell people that they cannot go on a particular road or path