Definitions for Highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪHigh·way

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. highway, main road(noun)

   a major road for any form of motor transport

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1. highway(Noun)

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

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

2. highway(Noun)

   Any public road for vehicular traffic.

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

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Highway(noun)

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

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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.

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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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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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Highway in sign language?

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. Michael Walter:

   Our main concern is high water, highway 288 from downtown to the South Loop is closed, and we are looking at potentially closing I-20 from downtown to the West Loop and from I-10 to the Astrodome area.

3. Stephen Fredrick:

   As it gets closer to the highway, there's a change in the pitch attitude (position of the plane) and it appears the aircraft (left) wing stalls, or loses lift. That's what causes the dramatic turn to the left.

4. Dejan Milovac:

   We have no doubt that the data that the ministry of transport used in order to justify the construction of the highway are fabricated.

5. Don Stewart:

   Sen. McConnell and Chairman Ryan have a strong working relationship going back years, and it includes significant accomplishments like TPA and the soon-to-be-completed multi-year highway bill.

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