highway
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noun
1.
a main road, especially one between towns or cities: the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.
2.
any public road or waterway.
3.
any main or ordinary route, track, or course.
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World English Dictionary
highway (ˈhaɪˌweɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a public road that all may use |
| 2. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) law a main road, esp one that connects towns or cities |
| 3. | a main route for any form of transport |
| 4. | a direct path or course |
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Highway
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
highway
O.E. heiweg "main road from one town to another;" highwayman "one who travels the highways with intent to rob people" (often on horseback and thus contrasted to a footpad) is from 1649. High street (O.E. heahstræte) was the word before 17c. applied to highways and main roads, whether in the country
or town, especially one of the Roman roads. In more recent usage, it generally is the proper name of the street of a town which is built upon a highway and was the principal street of the place.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Highway definition
a raised road for public use. Such roads were not found in Palestine; hence the force of the language used to describe the return of the captives and the advent of the Messiah (Isa. 11:16; 35:8; 40:3; 62:10) under the figure of the preparation of a grand thoroughfare for their march. During their possession of Palestine the Romans constructed several important highways, as they did in all countries which they ruled.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Its petrol tax-which funds highway, road and bridge maintenance-is the second-lowest in the country.
Road-based traffic sensors show highway traffic conditions well enough, he says, but do not show conditions on many side roads.
Some zoom along the highway, while others plod past stop signs and red lights.
And on the brain's information highway, the traffic is as constant as it is noisy.
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