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superhighway

[ soo-per-hahy-wey, soo-per-hahy-wey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
any very fast route or course.

superhighway

/ ˈsuːpəˌhaɪweɪ /

First recorded in 1925–30; super- + highway

The creation of the multi-lane information superhighway has created a traffic problem.

But the Travelaire was never designed for driving on anything but a modern superhighway.

As they slid along the superhighway toward the first and largest of the Venusian cities, Astro pointed out the sights.

A few moments later Strong was speeding along the superhighway back toward the city.

And I call on the Congress to pass legislation to establish that information superhighway this year.

Nothing, of course, to an experienced climber—a foot-wide ledge might as well be a four-lane superhighway.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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