What does highway mean?
Definitions for highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪhigh·way
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word highway.
Princeton's WordNet
highway, main roadnoun
a major road for any form of motor transport
Wiktionary
highwaynoun
A main, direct public road, especially a multi-lane, high speed thoroughfare connecting major population centers.
Etymology: From heiȝwai, heiȝwei, from heahweg, corresponding to :
highwaynoun
Any public road for vehicular traffic.
Etymology: From heiȝwai, heiȝwei, from heahweg, corresponding to :
Webster Dictionary
Highwaynoun
a road or way open to the use of the public; a main road or thoroughfare
Freebase
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 Contribution
highway
A type of road.
The highway flowed freely.
Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'highway' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4352
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Rank popularity for the word 'highway' in Nouns Frequency: #2406
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of highway in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of highway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of highway in a Sentence
I have been briefed by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol has offered assistance to local law enforcement as Dayton Police investigate this heinous act, i have ordered that flags in Ohio remain at half-mast in honor and memory of the victims who lost Dayton Police lives this morning.
We are discovering applications way beyond what we had anticipated, for example, the Highway Patrol wants to use it in accident reconstruction on the road or in crime scene investigations. Where did the bullets go, trajectories and all that - this gives you the entire thing in minutes and then you can do all the analysis work.
Obviously you want to leave her laying there, if she's not in danger, but we're in the middle of a state highway, so I couldn't leave her just laying there.
We build the whole highway and then the operators of the highway, they will handle the tollgate and how many cars are running on the highway, we give the key...They have the full control of that.
On highway half a mile south of Fisk, rock your wings.
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- الطريق السريع, طريق, طريق عامArabic
- şoseAzerbaijani
- автострада, автомагистралаBulgarian
- রাজপথBengali
- dálniceCzech
- prifforddWelsh
- motorvejDanish
- HauptstraßeGerman
- αυτοκινητόδρομοςGreek
- ŝoseoEsperanto
- carreteraSpanish
- بزرگراهPersian
- päätie, valtatieFinnish
- grande routeFrench
- mórbhóthar, mórbhealachIrish
- ard-raadManx
- כְּבִיש מַהִיר, אוטוסטרדהHebrew
- autópálya, országútHungarian
- խճուղիArmenian
- þjóðvegur, hraðbrautIcelandic
- via maestra, strada maestra, autostradaItalian
- 公道, 街道, 公路Japanese
- გზატკეცილიGeorgian
- ផ្លូវធំKhmer
- 공로Korean
- SchnellstrossenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ທາງຫຼວງLao
- huarahi, huanuiMāori
- lebuh raya, jalan rayaMalay
- autostrade, snelweg, autosnelwegDutch
- motorvei, motorvegNorwegian
- autostradaPolish
- rodoviaPortuguese
- șosea, autostradăRomanian
- магистраль, автострада, шоссеRussian
- diaľnicaSlovak
- avtocestaSlovene
- motorvägSwedish
- anayol, otoban, otoyolTurkish
- mwaisse voye, grand-rote, cwate-bindesWalloon
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