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单词 highways
释义

highway

noun

high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
: a public way
especially : a main direct road

Synonyms

  • arterial
  • artery
  • avenue
  • boulevard
  • carriageway [British]
  • drag
  • drive
  • expressway
  • freeway
  • high road
  • pass
  • pike
  • road
  • roadway
  • route
  • row
  • street
  • thoroughfare
  • thruway
  • trace
  • turnpike
  • way
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Example Sentences

I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads. the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
Recent Examples on the Web That vehicle, a 2015 Chevrolet, veered off the highway to the south. Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2022 California highway 190 was closed from CA-136 junction to Stovepipe Wells Village, and Badwater Road was completely closed, the National Park Service said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 The RX350h feels unusually anemic, however, requiring you to floor the accelerator to match the flow of highway traffic. Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022 Caiazzo then continued driving north and exited the highway via Exit 36, according to the accident report. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 According to Grewal, the sanctions decision is akin to the government going after bank robbers by banning the use of the public highway the crooks used for their escape. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 The siding is near where the tracks intersect with Range Road, which cuts off from the highway and connects to several private, residential properties. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Peter Alviti, director of Rhode Island Department of Transportation, blamed highway closures on overwhelmed drainage systems. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 The two-lane highway had been fully reopened by about 5:30 p.m. Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

highway

noun

high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
: a main road

highways

noun

plural of highway
as in roads
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • roads
  • freeways
  • thoroughfares
  • streets
  • expressways
  • roadways
  • routes
  • carriageways
  • boulevards
  • turnpikes
  • arteries
  • arterials
  • interstates
  • causeways
  • drives
  • thruways
  • motorways
  • ways
  • lanes
  • avenues
  • parkways
  • pikes
  • pike
  • high roads
  • passes
  • rows
  • superhighways
  • corridors
  • autobahns
  • autoroutes
  • byways
  • trails
  • beltways
  • alleys
  • traces
  • drags
  • bypasses
  • switchbacks
  • autostrade
  • alleyways
  • crossroads
  • branches
  • backstreets
  • tracks
  • through streets
  • secondary roads
  • side streets
  • ring roads
  • side roads
  • dual carriageways
  • high streets
  • circles
  • autostradas
  • places
  • laneways
  • corniches
  • cul-de-sacs
  • bystreets
  • dead ends
  • mews
  • culs-de-sac
  • shunpikes
  • Main Streets
  • closes
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