thruway

American  

[throo-wey] / 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

Example Sentences

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thruway

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

California might be described as a collection of various states, with no single thruway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

A half mile ahead, the fugitive car plowed along the bottom of the gentle draw in a cloud of snow, trying to fight its way up the opposite slope and onto the eastbound thruway.

From Code Three by Raphael, Rick