highway

noun

high·way ˈhī-ˌwā

Synonyms of highway next

: a public way

especially : a main direct road

Examples of highway in a Sentence

I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads. the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city

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Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction. —

Kristal Dixon, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 In fact, the amount of federal investment in highways during every year of the Biden administration was lower than in any year from 2003 through 2020. —

Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025 The blueprint for Elkhart, Indiana, included remaking a neighborhood where low-income residents had been displaced by a highway, and turning one of the Rust Belt’s many brownfields—former industrial locations—into a park. —

Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 The trooper moved onto the highway in an attempt to catch up with the driver. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for highway