Definitions for Highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪhigh·way

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. highway, main roadnoun

   a major road for any form of motor transport

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. highwaynoun

   A main, direct public road, especially a multi-lane, high speed thoroughfare connecting major population centers.

2. highwaynoun

   Any public road for vehicular traffic.

3. Etymology: From heiȝwai, heiȝwei, from heahweg, corresponding to :

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Highwaynoun

   Great road; publick path.

   Etymology: high and way.

   So few there be
   That chuse the narrow path, or seek the right:
   All keep the broad highway, and take delight
   With many rather for to go astray. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   Two inscriptions give a great light to the histories of Appius, who made the highway, and of Fabius the dictator. Addison.

   Ent’ring on a broad highway,
   Where power and titles scatter’d lay,
   He strove to pick up all he found. Jonathan Swift.

   I could mention more trades we have lost, and are in the highway to lose. Josiah Child, on Trade.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. highway

   A highway is a main public road or thoroughfare designed for fast and heavy traffic, typically connecting cities and towns. It is larger than a street or road and often has multiple lanes to facilitate high-speed travel. Highways may be controlled-access with no stopping permitted, called motorways or freeways, or may allow for direct access to the properties beside them.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Highwaynoun

   a road or way open to the use of the public; a main road or thoroughfare

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Highway

   A highway is any public road or other public way on land; the term exists in distinction to waterway. In North American and Australian English, the term frequently implies a major road such as a controlled-access highway or an arterial, generally under the control of a state or provincial agency instead of a local road authority. In British English, highway is primarily a legal term, and normal usage implies roads, while legal usage covers any route or path with a public right of access, including footpaths etc. The term has led to several related derived terms, including highway system, highway code, and highway patrol.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. highway

   A type of road.

   The highway flowed freely.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020  

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1. highway

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1. • Road

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Highway' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4352

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Highway' in Nouns Frequency: #2406

How to pronounce Highway?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Highway in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Highway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Highway in a Sentence

1. John Keats:

   Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success, inasmuch as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and every fresh experience points out some form of error which we shall afterwards carefully avoid.

2. Angela Underwood Jacobs:

   Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined the ceremony to honor Underwood and to deliver an American flag to his family. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an officer of the California Highway Patrol who presented the family with a California flag. In a separate video tribute, Wolf condemned the senseless cowardly violence that took Underwoods life. Officer Underwood gave his life protecting us and we owe him and his family and colleagues a debt of gratitude we will never be able to fully repay, said Wolf. George Phillips, childhood friend of slain Federal Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood, speaks during a memorial service for Underwood on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Pinole, Calif. Underwood was fatally shot as he was guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., amid protests on May 29. (Associated Press) Underwood died from gunshot wounds in a drive-by shooting the night of May 29 as a protest in downtown Oakland that began peacefully sank into chaos. Underwood and a colleague were working that night as contract security officers for the Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Protective Service. Federal authorities say the shooter used the protest as cover for the crime. Authorities say that Underwood was targeted because he wore a uniform. Last week, the FBI announced murder charges against Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Carrillo. Authorities say Carrillo used the same homemade AR-15-style rifle eight days later to kill a Santa Cruz deputy in a hail of gunfire that wounded four other officers. Carrillo faces separate state charges for the June 6 fatal shooting of Santa Cruz County sheriffs Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Authorities allege that Carrillo, 32, had ties to the far-right, anti-government boogaloo movement and had hatched a plan to target federal law enforcement officials during the Oakland protest. Colleagues described Underwood as hard-working, highly respected and conscientious. Friends and family talked of his hearty laugh, his personal style he was a sharp dresser and his giving heart. When he stopped playing baseball as an adult, he donated to local youth organizations, so he could help kids find joy in the sport he loved. Underwood was the kind of guy you went to for advice, his older sister said. Hed always say, Angie, believe in yourself. Work hard, and ask for what you want, which is exactly what our mom and dad would have said.

3. Satish Sharma:

   The body was recovered on April 6 by the side of a highway and according to a post mortem report, the girl was sexually assaulted and murdered on April 5.

4. Wendy Kinsella:

   There was a bit of a boom when the gas initially released, the highway was closed to keep people away from the area.

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   This my way or the highway idea, that either you're for kicking everybody off their private plans in four years or you're for business as usual, it's just not true.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Highway
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Highway
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Highway
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Highway
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Highway