highway

[hahy-wey]

noun

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

   the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.

   Synonyms: interstate, thruway, freeway, expressway

2. any public road or waterway.

3. any main or ordinary route, track, or course.

highway

/ ˈhaɪˌweɪ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of highway¹

before 900; Middle English heyewei, Old English heiweg. See high, way ¹

Example Sentences

Long queues have been snaking around petrol stations in Mali's capital a month after militants from an al-Qaeda affiliate imposed a fuel blockade by attacking tankers on major highways.

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Both FSD and Tesla’s Autopilot, which is designed for highway driving, have been under scrutiny from safety regulators.

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Stretches of the highway were closed Wednesday evening because of unsafe conditions.

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In addition to being noisy, the superwide rubber can trammel a bit over patched and imperfect highway surfaces.

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The 2021 federal infrastructure law poured billions of dollars into developing a national highway charging network.

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Related Words

• artery 
• avenue 
• boulevard 
• freeway 
• interstate 
• parking lot 
• path 
• roadway 
• street 
• superhighway 
• thoroughfare 
• track 
• turnpike