thoroughfare (redirected from Thoroughfares)

thor·ough·fare  (thûr-fâr, thûr-, thr-)

n.

1. A main road or public highway.

2.

a. A place of passage from one location to another.

b. Right to such passage.

3. A heavily traveled passage, such as a waterway, strait, or channel.

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[Middle English thurghfare : thurgh, thorow, through; see thorough + fare, road (from Old English faru, fær, from faran, to go; see fare).]

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thoroughfare

Noun

a way through from one place to another: the great thoroughfare from the Castle to the Palace of Holyrood

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another artery - a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic blind alley, dead-end street, impasse, cul de sac - a street with only one way in or out road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street" street - the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"

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thoroughfare

noun 1. road, way, street, highway, roadway, passageway, avenue

noun 2. access, way, passage

Translations

thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] n → calle f;

"no thoroughfare" → "prohibido el paso"

thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] n → rue f;

"no thoroughfare" (Brit) → "passage interdit"

thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] thorough n (road) → Durchgangsstraße f;

"no thoroughfare" thorough (Brit) → "Durchfahrt verboten"

thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] n → strada transitabile;

"no thoroughfare" (BRIT) → "divieto di transito"