high·way (h  w  )n. Abbr. hwy. or hgwy. A main public road, especially one connecting towns and cities. |
highway [ˈhaɪˌweɪ]
n
1. a public road that all may use
2. Now chiefly US and Canadian except in legal contexts 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
highway
- frontage road - A smaller road that runs alongside a highway or major road.
- highway, expressway, freeway, parkway, turnpike - A highway is a main road, while an expressway is a multilane highway; freeways, parkways, and turnpikes are types of expressways.
- scamp - Once meant a highwayman; as a verb, it meant "rob on the highway."
- interstate - A highway that is part of the federal network of major roads; despite their name, some interstates do not cross state lines.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  highway - a major road for any form of motor transportarterial road - a major or main route beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway - a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center divided highway, dual carriageway - a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway" expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic highroad, trunk road - a highway interchange - a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams interstate, interstate highway - one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States traffic lane - a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines; "that car is in the wrong traffic lane" |
highway
noun main road, motorway, roadway, thoroughfare I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
Translations
highway [ˈhaɪweɪ]
A. N (= main road) → carretera f; (= motorway) → autopista f
highways department → administración f de carreteras
highways department → administración f de carreteras
B. CPD Highway Code N → Código m de la Circulación
highway robbery N → salteamiento m, atraco m (en el camino)
highway robbery N → salteamiento m, atraco m (en el camino)
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