avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈa-və-ˌnü 

-ˌnyü

1

: a way of access : route

2

: a channel for pursuing a desired object

avenues of communication

3

a

chiefly British : the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road

b

: a broad passageway bordered by trees

4

: an often broad street or road

Synonyms

• arterial
• artery
• boulevard
• carriageway [British]
• drag
• drive
• expressway
• freeway
• high road
• highway
• pass
• pike
• road
• roadway
• route
• row
• street
• thoroughfare
• thruway
• trace
• turnpike
• way

Examples of avenue in a Sentence

We drove down the avenue.

We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.

They have closed off that avenue of discussion.

a new avenue of research

Recent Examples on the Web

If Posey and new general manager Zack Minasian are unable to acquire a shortstop through free agency, the next-best avenue is through the trade market. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024

For example, there is bound to be a rush to seek assistance from counselors, therapists, mental health professionals, and all the customary avenues for garnering cognitive and psychological coping assistance. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Carleton previously restored Detroit’s Grand Army of the Republic Building, the castle-like triangular building located at the intersection of Cass, Grand River and Adams avenues in downtown Detroit. —Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024

Interstate 17 Southbound closure 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday Interstate 17 southbound will be closed between Peoria and Dunlap avenues for work on Valley Metro's light rail bridge over the freeway. —Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from feminine of avenu, past participle of avenir to come to, from Latin advenire — more at adventure

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈav-ə-ˌn(y)ü 

1

: a way or route to a place or goal : path

2

: a usually wide street