HIGHWAY

highway, main road

(noun) a major road for any form of motor transport

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

highway (plural highways)

A main, direct public road, especially a multi-lane, high speed thoroughfare connecting major population centers.

(legal, rail) Any public road for vehicular traffic.

Synonyms

• hwy. (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

• (main public road): expressway, motorway

Source: Wiktionary


High"way`, n.

Definition: A road or way open to the use of the public; a main road or thoroughfare.

Syn.

– Way; road; path; course.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins