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thoroughfare

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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.

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

thoroughfare
Noun
a way through from one place to another: the great thoroughfare from the Castle to the Palace of Holyrood
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thoroughfarethoroughfare - 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"

thoroughfare
noun 2. access, way, passage
Translations
Spanish thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] ncalle f;
"no thoroughfare" → "prohibido el paso"

French thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] nrue f;
"no thoroughfare" (Brit) → "passage interdit"

German thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] thorough n (road) → Durchgangsstraße f;
"no thoroughfare" thorough (Brit) → "Durchfahrt verboten"

Italian thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfɛəʳ] nstrada transitabile;
"no thoroughfare" (BRIT) → "divieto di transito"

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Here, all was almost total darkness until his eyes became accustomed to the interior, the darkness of which was slightly alleviated by the reflected light from a distant street flare which shone intermittently through the narrow windows fronting the thoroughfare.
He strolled slowly along until he came to the thoroughfare to the left, leading down to the Admiralty.
In the town were some substantial windowless houses of stone scattered among a wilderness of thatched cabins; the streets were mere crooked alleys, and un- paved; troops of dogs and nude children played in the sun and made life and noise; hogs roamed and rooted contentedly about, and one of them lay in a reeking wallow in the middle of the main thoroughfare and suckled her family.
 
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