through·way

(thro͞o′wā′)

Variant of thruway.

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throughway

(ˈθruːˌweɪ)

(Civil Engineering) US a thoroughfare, esp a motorway

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

thru•way

or through•way

(ˈθruˌweɪ)

n.

expressway

[1940–45]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

throughway - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, thruway

autobahn - an expressway in a German-speaking country

autostrada - an expressway in an Italian-speaking country

carriageway - one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes

highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport

toll road, turnpike - an expressway on which tolls are collected

Translations

autostrada superstrada

throughway

[ˈθruːweɪ] N (US) → autopista f (de peaje)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

throughway

thruway [ˈθruːˌweɪ] n (Am) → autostrada a pagamento

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References in periodicals archive

This throughway will add another section to the planned 500-mile network of bicycle and hiking routes on the Bay Trail, and it will connect trails from Contra Costa and Marin Counties for the first time.

Lindsay deploys its Road Zipper System in San Francisco, CA

Lane County Circuit JudgeKarsten Rasmussen did not ruleon whether proposed EmX bus linesin west Eugene constitute a throughway in his July dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of Eugene broughtby opponents of the EmX project.A Page One story on Thursday incorrectly stated that Rasmussen's ruling included a determination that the proposed EmX bus lines constitute a throughway.

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Sixteen project opponents filed suit in April, arguing that the city charter requires the project to go to a public vote because the project would constitute the city creating a throughway under state statutes.

Judge throws out EmX lawsuit