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superhighway

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su·per·high·way  (spr-hw)
n.
1. A broad highway, often with six or more lanes, used for high-speed traffic.
2. See expressway.

superhighway [ˈsuːpəˌhaɪweɪ]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Chiefly US a fast dual-carriageway road
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.superhighway - a broad highway designed for high-speed trafficsuperhighway - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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
2.superhighway - an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital formsuperhighway - an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
electronic network, network - (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
Translations
superhighway [ˈsuːpəˈhaɪweɪ] N (US) → autopista f (de varios carriles)
see also information

superhighway [ˌsuːpərˈhaɪweɪ] n
(US) (= freeway) → voie f express
(COMPUTING)superautoroute f
the information superhighway → la superautoroute de l'information

superhighway [ˈsuːpəˌhaɪweɪ] n (Am) → autostrada
the information superhighway → l'autostrada telematica

superhighway
n superhighway [ˈsuːpe(r)ˌhaiwei]
(American) a very wide road for fast traffic. supersnelweg طَريق عُظْمى، اوتوسْتراد магистрала dálnice motorvej die Autobahn μεγάλος δρόμος ταχείας κυκλοφορίας autopista (de varios carriles) kiirtee بزرگراه autoroute כְּבִיש רָאשִי बहुत तेज यातायात के लिए राजमार्ग autocesta autópálya jalan raya lintas cepat dan megah autostrada 高速道路 고속도로 aukščiausios klasės greitkelis/autostrada autostrāde lebuh raya autoweg, snelweg motorvei, autostrada скоростная автострада superdiaľnica avtocesta autoput motorväg ถนนที่ขับรถด้วยความเร็วสูง otoyol 超級高速公路 автострада بہت بڑی چوڑی سڑک quốc lộ lớn


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