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avenue

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av·e·nue  (v-n, -ny)
n.
1. Abbr. Ave. or Av. A wide street or thoroughfare.
2.
a. A broad roadway lined with trees.
b. Chiefly British The drive leading from the main road up to a country house.
3. A means of access or approach: new avenues of trade.

[French, from Old French, arrival, from feminine past participle of avenir, to approach, from Latin advenre, to come to; see advent.]

avenue [ˈævɪˌnjuː]
n
1. (Social Science / Human Geography)
a.  a broad street, often lined with trees
b.  (capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area Shaftesbury Avenue
2. (Social Science / Human Geography) a main approach road, as to a country house
3. (Social Science / Human Geography) a way bordered by two rows of trees an avenue of oaks
4. a line of approach explore every avenue
[from French, from avenir to come to, from Latin advenīre, from venīre to come]

Avenue, Avenues a double row of trees or pillars acting as a passageway, also used figuratively.
Examples: avenues of research; of thought; of wealth.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.avenue - a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"
approach, plan of attack, attack - ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
2.avenueavenue - a wide street or thoroughfare        
street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

avenue
noun
1. street, way, course, drive, road, pass, approach, channel, access, entry, route, path, passage, entrance, alley, pathway, boulevard, driveway, thoroughfare It is set in landscaped grounds at the end of a tree-lined avenue.
2. method, line, approach, direction, path He was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation.
Translations
avenue [ˈævənjuː] N
1. (= road) → avenida f, paseo m
2. (fig) → vía f, camino m
to explore every avenueexplorar todas las vías or todos los caminos

avenue [ˈævɪnjuː] n
(= street) → avenue f
(fig) (= approach) → piste f
to explore every avenue → explorer toutes les pistes

avenue
n
(tree-lined) → Allee f; (= broad street)Boulevard m
(fig: = method) → Weg m; avenues of approachVerfahrensweisen; an avenue of approach to the problemein Weg, das Problem anzugehen; avenue of escapeAusweg m; to explore every avenuealle sich bietenden Wege prüfen

avenue [ˈævənjuː] nviale m (fig) → strada, via
avenue [ˈævənjuː] nviale m (fig) → strada, via

avenue
n avenue [ˈӕvinjuː]
1 a road, often with trees along either side. laan طَريق مُشَجَّـر алея alej allé; avenue die Allee λεωφόρος avenida avenüü مسیری که دو طرفش درخت باشد puistotie avenue שְׁדֵרָה सड़क avenija fasor jalan raya trjágöng, gata með trjám til beggja hliða viale 並木道 가로수길 alėja aleja; gatve jalan laan aveny, allé aleja avenida alee аллея aleja avenija avenija allé, aveny ถนนใหญ่ มักมีต้นไม้สองข้างทาง bulvar 林蔭道 бульвар راستہ ، گزرکاہ đại lộ
2 (often abbreviated toAve. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads or streets His address is 14 Swan Avenue. Laan جادَه، شارِع авеню třída -gade; -vej ...-straße λεωφόρος avenida tänav خیابان katu av. שְׁדֵרָה सड़क का नाम avenija sugárút Jalan breiðgata viale ~通 가(街) aveniu avēnija lebuh laan gate, vei ulica, aleja avenida stra­dă; bule­vard авеню trieda av. avenija gata, väg ถนน cadde 大道 авеню, проспект سڑکو، گلیون کا نام لکھنے کے لئے مختصر نام đường

avenue طريق مشجر třída avenue Allee λεωφόρος avenida puistokatu avenue avenija viale 大通り 대로 oprijlaan aveny aleja avenida широкая дорога (обсаженная деревьями) allé ถนนสายใหญ่ bulvar đại lộ 大街


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And then Turan came to a point where the avenue turned to the right, to skirt a building that jutted from the inside of the city wall, and as he rounded the corner he came full upon two warriors standing upon either side of the entrance to a building upon his right.
The rows of trees, running at right angles, enabled him to see along only one narrow avenue at a time.
Spofford Avenue is the finest residential street in Kingsport.
 
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