highway

noun

high·​way ˈhī-ˌwā How to pronounce highway (audio)
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: 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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Pierre Damas Bel stepped into highway traffic after losing his immigration status. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026 Today, these historic highways offer much more than a drive from one destination to the next. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026 Before the arrival of Europeans, the Native tribes used these waters as highways for their dugout and birchbark canoes. — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Back in Theaters Cars Life is a highway; life is also a total trip. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 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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