shunpike

noun

Definition of shunpikenext
as in side road

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunpike
  1. side road
  2. side street
  3. secondary road
  4. high road
  5. street
  6. roadway
  7. road
  8. highway
Noun
  • The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.
    Dale Ellis, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • On a side road, where hundreds of attendees parked their cars, a Tesla cybertruck sported two Trump flags on the back.
    Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of side road
Noun
  • The freeway was expected to open in the hours after the crash, but authorities expected side streets where traffic was diverted could be affected for longer.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Down a small side street, tiny Green Almond Pantry makes DC’s mightiest focaccia, plus honest, good cooking like soups and custardy seasonal vegetable tarts warm from the oven.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of side street
Noun
  • Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
    Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of secondary road
Noun
  • The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of high road
Noun
  • There are street lights and sidewalks; a park and a half-dozen schools lie within walking distance.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Standing as tall as six stories, these large structures with mansard roofs provided modern apartments while, along with the broad streets, gave Paris a visual unity—along with giving ample subject matter to the Impressionists for their paintings!
    Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of street
Noun
  • Officers arrived to find the motorcyclist unconscious in the roadway.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.
    Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.
    Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Crews will be working around the clock, but icy roads and downed trees are slowing progress.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of road
Noun
  • The administration has noted that heavy trucks do significant damage to the state’s highways and this fee enables Connecticut to force businesses based out-of-state to contribute toward infrastructure repair costs.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of highway
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