highway

noun

high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
Synonyms of highwaynext
: a public way
especially : a main direct road

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I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads. the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence. — Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025 Fewer vehicles on our roads also lessen the need for costly and harmful highway expansions, which consistently fail to reduce traffic. — Jill Locantore, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025 Power plants, highways, port facilities and wastewater systems built for 20th-century conditions are already showing signs of strain. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Her partner drove us to an outing about 20 miles away and went 95 mph on the highway. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for highway

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of highway was before the 12th century

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highway

noun
high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
: a public road
especially : a main direct road

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