Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A main public road, especially one connecting towns and cities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A public road or passage; a way open to all passengers, by either land or water.
- noun In law, any road or way, whether for foot-passengers, beasts of burden, or vehicles, or all, over which all persons, as members of the public, have a right to pass.
- noun Figuratively, a common or easy way or course.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A road or way open to the use of the public, especially a paved main road or thoroughfare between towns; in the latter sense it contrasts with
local street .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A main, direct
public road , especially a multi-lane , high speedthoroughfare connecting major population centers. - noun rail transport Any public road for
vehicular traffic.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a major road for any form of motor transport
Etymologies
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Examples
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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I was thinking more of Portland, where getting to a highway is a hop, skip and a jump.
Seattle Council, KC Exec Support Highway-Heavy Transportation Plan « PubliCola 2010
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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Since Roscoe, the only evidence of another world beyond this highway is an occasional glimpse of a little side road snaking its way through a break in the scrubby oaks.
Castanets '84 Ginnah Howard 2010
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Furthermore, the "Aduana" just down the highway is a pickup truck and small shack.
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