avenue

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.

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

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avenue

Noun

1. a wide street

2. a road bordered by two rows of trees

3. a line of approach: the United States was exhausting every avenue to achieve a diplomatic solution [French, from avenir to come to]

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Avenue, Avenues a double row of trees or pillars acting as a passageway, also used figuratively.

Examples: avenues of research; of thought; of wealth.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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.	avenue - a wide street or thoroughfare boulevard street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

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avenue

noun street, way, course, drive, road, pass, approach, channel, access, entry, route, path, passage, entrance, alley, pathway, boulevard, driveway, thoroughfare

Translations

avenue [ˈævənjuː] n → avenida;

(fig) → camino, vía

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avenue [ˈævənjuː] n → avenue f (fig); moyen m

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avenue [ˈævənjuː] n → Straße f;

(drive) → Auffahrt f;

(means) → Weg m

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avenue [ˈævənjuː] n → viale m