avenue

av·e·nue

A0545000 (ăv′ə-no͞o′, -nyo͞o′)n.1. Abbr. Ave. or Av. A wide street or thoroughfare.2. a. A broad roadway lined with trees.b. Chiefly British The drive leading from the main road up to a country house.3. A means of access or approach: new avenues of trade.

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[French, from Old French, arrival, from feminine past participle of avenir, to approach, from Latin advenīre, to come to; see advent.]

avenue

(ˈævɪˌnjuː) n1. (Human Geography) a. a broad street, often lined with treesb. (capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area: Shaftesbury Avenue. 2. (Human Geography) a main approach road, as to a country house3. (Human Geography) a way bordered by two rows of trees: an avenue of oaks. 4. a line of approach: explore every avenue. [C17: from French, from avenir to come to, from Latin advenīre, from venīre to come]

av•e•nue

(ˈæv əˌnyu, -ˌnu)

n. 1. a wide street or main thoroughfare. 2. a means of access or attainment: avenues of escape. 3. a way or means of entering into or approaching a place: the avenues to India. 4. Chiefly Brit. a. a wide, usu. tree-lined road or driveway to a country house. b. a suburban residential street. [1590–1600; < French, literally, approach, derivative of feminine past participle of avenir < Latin advenīre to arrive]

Avenue, Avenues

 a double row of trees or pillars acting as a passageway, also used figuratively.Examples: avenues of research; of thought; of wealth.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	avenue - a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"approach, plan of attack, attack - ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
	2.	avenue - a wide street or thoroughfare boulevardstreet - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

avenue

noun1. street, way, course, drive, road, pass, approach, channel, access, entry, route, path, passage, entrance, alley, pathway, boulevard, driveway, thoroughfare It is set in landscaped grounds at the end of a tree-lined avenue.2. method, line, approach, direction, path He was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation.

avenue

nounA course affording passage from one place to another:boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, route, street, superhighway, thoroughfare, thruway, turnpike, way.

Translations

大街林荫道

avenue

(ˈӕvinjuː) noun1. a road, often with trees along either side. 林蔭道 林荫道2. (often abbreviated to Ave . when written) a word used in the names of certain roads or streets. His address is 14 Swan Avenue. 大道 大街

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