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highway

[ hahy-wey ]

noun

  1. a main road, especially one between towns or cities:

    the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. any public road or waterway.
  3. any main or ordinary route, track, or course.


highway

/ ˈɪˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a public road that all may use
  2. law a main road, esp one that connects towns or cities
  3. a main route for any form of transport
  4. a direct path or course
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of highway1

before 900; Middle English heyewei, Old English heiweg. See high, way 1
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By the end of May, Caltrans said it expects to reopen a wider swath of the coastal highway, from Chautauqua Boulevard in Pacific Palisades to Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu, to regular traffic.

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Traffic lights being affected led to the mayor of Madrid to ask residents to keep the roads clear as tunnels of certain highways were closed.

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Its thick jungle provides cover for those who oppose military rule, but it is difficult to get around, the roads are poor and main highways remain in range of the army's guns.

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Got pulled over going 62 miles an hour, not a soul on the highway.

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Ever since then, I’ve been marking fruit on my map, and now I have a crazy map where you can’t see streets, you can’t see any highways, because it’s just blue flags everywhere.

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