highway

noun

high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web Frazer was properly restrained, the highway patrol said. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024 But, local police and policymakers will need to take additional steps to improve security on Chile’s highways. Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 After an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1982, Hogan Sr. moved to the spacious colonial with columns on the front porch, nestled in the woods a stone’s throw from the I-270 highway that runs from the Capital Beltway outside Washington D.C. to Frederick. Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 The next morning, a Saturday, finds Porte Jacquemus at the puces of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, just past the highway overpass that marks the outer edge of Paris. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for highway 

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of highway was before the 12th century

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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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highway

noun
high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
: a public road
especially : a main direct road

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