superhighway

[ soo-per-hahy-wey, soo-per-hahy-wey ]

/ ˈsu pərˌhaɪ weɪ, ˌsu pərˈhaɪˌweɪ /

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noun

a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.

any very fast route or course.

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Origin of superhighway

First recorded in 1925–30; super- + highway

Words nearby superhighway

super-heroine, superhet, superheterodyne, superheterodyne receiver, superhigh frequency, superhighway, superhive, superhuman, superhumeral, Superi, superimposable

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How to use superhighway in a sentence

By shedding their onboard sensors, the drones using the superhighway would free up space and weight capacity to increase their payloads and, hopefully, their efficiency.
A 165-Mile Drone Superhighway Will Soon Be Built in the UK|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|July 20, 2022|Singularity Hub
Altitude Angel even lists passenger UAVs—also known as flying taxis—as another type of vehicle that could eventually make use of the drone superhighway.
A 165-Mile Drone Superhighway Will Soon Be Built in the UK|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|July 20, 2022|Singularity Hub
Such superhighways are essential for a properly functioning brain.
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It makes up the majority of our bodies, and since so many vital nutrients dissolve in water, it forms the superhighways of the body.
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The creation of the multi-lane information superhighway has created a traffic problem.
Startup Bright Uses Technology to Improve Job-Seeking Process|Melissa Lafsky|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the Travelaire was never designed for driving on anything but a modern superhighway.
Code Three|Rick Raphael
As they slid along the superhighway toward the first and largest of the Venusian cities, Astro pointed out the sights.
The Revolt on Venus|Carey Rockwell
A few moments later Strong was speeding along the superhighway back toward the city.
The Space Pioneers|Carey Rockwell
And I call on the Congress to pass legislation to establish that information superhighway this year.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Nothing, of course, to an experienced climber—a foot-wide ledge might as well be a four-lane superhighway.
The Planet Savers|Marion Zimmer Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for superhighway

superhighway

/ (ˈsuːpəˌhaɪweɪ) /

noun

mainly US a fast dual-carriageway road

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