highway

noun

high·way ˈhī-ˌwā

Synonyms of highway next

: a public way

especially : a main direct road

Examples of highway in a Sentence

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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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel. —

Peter Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025 Friday will be the warmest, with some areas south of the U.S. 50 highway seeing temperatures climb into the low 50s. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 Construction workers are breaking ground for a new highway in Syracuse, New York, while archaeologists follow not far behind. —

Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for highway