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highway

 noun
     
high‧way S2 [countable]
1 especially American EnglishTTR a wide main road that joins one town to another:
Interstate Highway 75
 ➔ freeway, expressway, motorway
2

the public highway

British English law a road or roads that the public has the right to use
3

highway robbery

American English informal a situation in which something costs you a lot more than it should:
It's highway robbery, charging that much for gas!
WORD FOCUS: road WORD FOCUS: road
a big road: main road, highway, motorway British English, freeway American English, expressway, turnpike American English, interstate American English, A-road British English
a road in a town: street, avenue, boulevard
a road in the countryside: country road, lane, track
a road you pay to use: toll road
parts of a road: fast lane, slow lane, hard shoulder British English/shoulder American English, central reservation British English/median strip American English, pavement British English/sidewalk American English

➔ See also road
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arterial artery asphalt Ave. avenue boulevard bypass(n) bypass(v) circus close cone corner crescent crossing crossroads curb Dr exit express freeway gradient highway hill interchange intersection interstate lane median milestone negotiable off-road one-way parade parkway path pathway pedestrian(n) pedestrian(a) piazza pike Pk Pl. plaza point promenade ramp Rd. road rush hour rut shoulder spur St street strip subway tar(n) tar(v) toll traffic turn turning turn-off way

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