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thruway

or ٳdzܲ·ɲ

[ throo-wey ]

noun

  1. a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thruway1

First recorded in 1940–45; thru + way 1
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The shootout and ensuing investigation shut down the southbound lanes of the thruway for several hours, causing a major traffic jam that lasted into the evening.

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Now, as traffic clogs the town’s thruways and trailside parking becomes nearly impossible to find, some longtime vortex guides say a new understanding of Sedona’s vortex energy — and how to tap into it — is needed.

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Since the terminal’s construction began, the viaduct came down and Alaskan Way was turned into a busy thruway.

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Thousands of people blocked the Ayalon Highway, halting traffic on the normally bustling thruway.

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In Dnipro, a regional capital in central Ukraine, dashboard camera footage showed a giant explosion in the center of a city street as vehicles drove along a main thruway.

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