thruway

American  

[throo-way] / ˈθruˌweɪ /

Or throughway

noun

1. a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.

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Etymology

Origin of thruway

First recorded in 1940–45; thru + way ¹

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Example Sentences

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thruway

The person traversed the state on trains and thruway buses with transfers in six counties: Alameda, Butte, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Joaquin, the California Department of Public Health said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Sandwiched between China and Taiwan, the Taiwan Strait has become a critical thruway for technology headed to the U.S.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Since the terminal’s construction began, the viaduct came down and Alaskan Way was turned into a busy thruway.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Thousands of people blocked the Ayalon Highway, halting traffic on the normally bustling thruway.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 5, 2023

The image of the Travelaire grew on the video monitor and then the two troopers had it in actual sight, a white, racing dot on the broad avenue of the thruway six miles ahead.

From Code Three by Rick Raphael

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