Thesaurus results for ARTERIAL

arterial

noun

Definition of arterial

as in highway

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city

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Recent Examples of arterial In rare circumstances, salmonella can get into the bloodstream and cause more severe illnesses like arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026 Campione supports re-prioritizing and accelerating infrastructure projects and relieving congestion on county roads, especially arterial and collector road projects, by pushing the state to replace outdated funding formulas. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 The heritable version of pulmonary arterial hypertension accounts for less than 4% of cases, with fewer than one in 1 million people being diagnosed with the disease, according to the medical database Orphanet. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 The Zoox pod has a 75-mph (120-km/h) top speed, engineered to comfortably manage tight suburban streets and high-speed highway arterial routes. — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arterial

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Noun

The fences are required so that access is limited along the highway.

— Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
If a semi can travel hundreds of highway miles without a person in the cab, what happens to the person who used to sit there?

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

At the height of the incident, DeKalb fire crews blocked two right lanes of I-85 southbound and the entire access road next to it.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The Wildcats improved to 6-1 with a win at Oklahoma, which marks their third road win in the conference.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

What to do nearby Archway is set on Frankford Avenue, a main thoroughfare that cuts through Fishtown, a thriving neighborhood situated northeast of Center City along the Delaware River.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

Planning Commission member Karen Sherman pointed out the city ordinance prohibits driveways exiting onto collector streets for safety.

— Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Then, exit the PATCO gates, follow the signs to the street level and head north on South 13th Street toward James Street; then left on Walnut Street, which is where SEPTA's Walnut-Locust Station is located.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

The individual who inflicted the fatal injury drove the spear downward through the victim’s left chest cavity from the front, piercing major arteries and the lungs before creating the hole in the left scapula.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
One sits on the nose bridge, next to the angular artery, and picks up pulse, blinking, and eyebrow movement.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of artery

Noun

The difference between one driver successfully passing another on the freeway is sometimes just a matter of a few inches.

— Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Director Christopher Nolan uses the premise to stage spectacular sequences where cars reverse down freeways at high speed, cause and effect goes topsy-turvy, and fights are just, well, weird.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeway

Noun

The center sits near the Dolphin and Palmetto expressways and Interstate 95, adjacent to the Waterford Blue Lagoon Business District.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
The crash happened before dawn near the viaduct that carries the expressway (I-90/94) over Division Street.

— Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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