highway
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
high·way 
[hahy-wey] Pronunciation Key
[hahy-wey] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a main road, esp. 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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| high·way
(hī'wā') Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. hwy. or hgwy. A main public road, especially one connecting towns and cities. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
highway
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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
West Side Highway, WA (CDP, FIPS 77745) Location: 46.18475 N, 122.91090 W
Population (1990): 3641 (1371 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Highway
High"way`\, n. A road or way open to the use of the public; a main road or thoroughfare. Syn: Way; road; path; course.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Highway
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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