highway
pronunciation
How to pronounce highway in British English:
UK [ˈhaɪweɪ]
How to pronounce highway in American English:
US [ˈhaɪweɪ]
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- Noun:
- a major road for any form of motor transport
Word Origin
- highway (n.)
- Old English heahweg "main road from one town to another;" see high (adj.) in sense of "main" + way (n.). High street (Old English heahstræte) was the word before 17c. applied to highways and main roads, whether in the country or town, especially one of the Roman roads. In more recent usage, it generally is the proper name of the street of a town which is built upon a highway and was the principal street of the place.
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Example
- 1. Or highway where the slow wheel pours the sand .
- 2. You came upon this highway .
- 3. This highway is in ontario .
- 4. Because even a genius can get lost on the highway .
- 5. He has run off onto a nearby highway .