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highway

[ hahy-wey ]

noun

  1. a main road, especially one between towns or cities:

    the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. any public road or waterway.
  3. any main or ordinary route, track, or course.


highway

/ ˈɪˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a public road that all may use
  2. law a main road, esp one that connects towns or cities
  3. a main route for any form of transport
  4. a direct path or course
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of highway1

before 900; Middle English heyewei, Old English heiweg. See high, way 1
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Got pulled over going 62 miles an hour, not a soul on the highway.

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Ever since then, I’ve been marking fruit on my map, and now I have a crazy map where you can’t see streets, you can’t see any highways, because it’s just blue flags everywhere.

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National and state highways together make up about 5% of the total network, while other roads - including gleaming access-controlled expressways - account for the rest.

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It’s been a deadly Easter morning with two fatalities on area highways.

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And the the sooner the work is done, the sooner access might improve along the highway, a lifeline for residents and for businesses that depend on customers coming from Santa Monica and points beyond.

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