shunpikes

noun

plural of shunpike
as in secondary roads

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  1. streets
  2. branches
  3. highways
  4. drives
  5. crossroads
  6. roadways
  7. roads
  8. rows
Noun
  • The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Video from the scene obtained by CNN showed ambulances rushing through narrow streets and crowds gathered outside the school building.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • During El Niño, the jet stream more frequently splits into two branches.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The corner tree stands at Salem Drive and Idlewood Circle, where its branches form an entryway into the neighborhood.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of branches
Noun
  • The two highways are major entry points to the center of Kansas City and downtown.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For residents like Smith, the idea of transforming space above one of Atlanta's busiest highways offers a glimpse of what downtown could become.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Saturday’s demonstrations will be different, focusing instead on voter-participation drives.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This was the first game since at least 2000 with four touchdown drives that started inside the opponent’s 25 with all four coming after takeaways.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of drives
Noun
  • Related Stories The growing muscle that YouTube flexes as the video crossroads of the world was a near-constant subject of conversation.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Critics see a once-lively multiethnic crossroads suffocated by Chinese authoritarianism.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Days of this relentless wave action could worsen ongoing beach erosion, especially in parts of the Outer Banks, where homes have crumbled into the sea in recent years and roadways have washed away.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Low-lying roadways are likely to be flooded, requiring barricades.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • Most mountain roads should remain wet, but slick conditions are possible above 9,000 feet, especially after dark.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Critics also worried that an unplanned surge in housing could strain schools, roads and other infrastructure.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Ohtani didn’t rule anything out in his postgame scrum, several rows deep, in front of his locker after the Dodgers’ 6-4 defeat in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The ICUs were quiet also, because rows of patients slowly dying on ventilators don’t make noise.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rows
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