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thoroughfare
thor·ough·fare T0179700 (thûr′ō-fâr′, thûr′ə-, thŭr′-)n.1. A main road or public highway.2. a. A place of passage from one location to another.b. Right to such passage.3. A heavily traveled passage, such as a waterway, strait, or channel. [Middle English thurghfare : thurgh, thorow, through; see thorough + fare, road (from Old English faru, fær, from faran, to go; see fare).]thoroughfare (ˈθʌrəˌfɛə) n1. a road from one place to another, esp a main road2. way through or access: no thoroughfare. thor•ough•fare (ˈθɜr əˌfɛər, ˈθʌr-) n. 1. a road, street, etc., that leads at each end into another street. 2. a major road or highway. 3. a passage or way through: no thoroughfare. 4. a strait, river, etc., affording passage. [1350–1400; Middle English thurghfare] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | thoroughfare - a public road from one place to anotherartery - a major thoroughfare that bears important trafficblind alley, dead-end street, impasse, cul de sac - a street with only one way in or outroad, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportationstreet - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"street - the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street" |
thoroughfarenoun road, way, street, highway, passageway, roadway, access, passage, avenue a busy thoroughfarethoroughfarenounA course affording passage from one place to another:avenue, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, route, street, superhighway, thruway, turnpike, way.Translationsthorough (ˈθarə) , ((American) ˈθə:rəu) adjective1. (of a person) very careful; attending to every detail. a thorough worker. 一絲不苟的 一丝不苟的2. (of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc. His work is very thorough. 完善的 完善的3. complete; absolute. a thorough waste of time. 完全的,絕對的 完全的,绝对的 ˈthoroughly adverb1. with great care, attending to every detail. She doesn't do her job very thoroughly. 徹底地,周到地 彻底地,周到地 2. completely. He's thoroughly stupid/bored. 完全地 完全地ˈthoroughness noun care; attention to detail. 徹底 彻底ˈthoroughfare (-feə) noun1. a public road or street. Don't park your car on a busy thoroughfare. 大道,大街 大道,大街 2. (the right of) passage through. A sign on the gate said `No Thoroughfare'. 通行 通行thoroughfare
thoroughfare[′thər·ə‚fer] (civil engineering) An important, unobstructed public street or highway. A street going through from one street to another. An inland waterway for passage of ships usually not between two bodies of water. Thoroughfare Related to Thoroughfare: throughfareTHOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. See 1 Campb. 260; 5 Taunt. 137; 11 East, 376, n.; Hawk. P. C. B. 1, c. 76, s. 1; 5 Barn. & Ald. 456. See Dedication. FinancialSeeStreetthoroughfare Related to thoroughfare: throughfareSynonyms for thoroughfarenoun roadSynonyms- road
- way
- street
- highway
- passageway
- roadway
- access
- passage
- avenue
Synonyms for thoroughfarenoun a course affording passage from one place to anotherSynonyms- avenue
- boulevard
- drive
- expressway
- freeway
- highway
- path
- road
- roadway
- route
- street
- superhighway
- thruway
- turnpike
- way
Words related to thoroughfarenoun a public road from one place to anotherRelated Words- artery
- blind alley
- dead-end street
- impasse
- cul de sac
- road
- route
- street
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