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View usage for: (θʌrəfeəʳ, US θɜːroʊ-) Word forms: plural thoroughfarescountable nounA thoroughfare is a main road in a town or city which usually has shops along it and a lot of traffic. [formal] ...a busy thoroughfare. Synonyms: road, way, street, highway More Synonyms of thoroughfare More Synonyms of thoroughfare thoroughfare in British English (ˈθʌrəˌfɛə) noun1. a road from one place to another, esp a main road 2. way through or access no thoroughfare thoroughfare in American English (ˈθɜroʊˌfɛr; ˈθɜrəˌfɛr) noun1. a way through or passage through 2. a public street open at both ends; esp., such a street through which there is much traffic; highway; main road Word origin ME thurghfare: see through & fare Examples of 'thoroughfare' in a sentencethoroughfare The crowd was more dense here; stalls stood on either side of a thoroughfare packed with carts, horses and, of course, troops of pilgrims.Perhaps the people were simply too excited to eat or the shop itself lay too far off the main thoroughfare.As they negotiated the park gates and turned into the crowded thoroughfare, Patience sat, stiffly erect; inside, her emotions churned. Definition a way through from one place to another a busy thoroughfare Additional synonymsDefinition a wide street It is set in landscaped grounds at the end of a tree-lined avenue. Synonyms street, way, course, drive, road, pass, approach, channel, access, entry, route, path, passage, entrance, alley, pathway, boulevard, driveway, thoroughfareDefinition a main road, esp. one that connects towns I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. Synonyms main road, motorway, roadway, thoroughfareDefinition a channel or opening providing a way through I spotted someone lurking in the passage between the two houses. Synonyms alley, way, opening, close (British), course, road, channel, route, path, lane, avenue, thoroughfareNearby words ofthoroughfare - thorny
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Additional synonymsDefinition a public road that is usually lined with buildings, esp. in a town a small, quaint town with narrow streets Synonyms road, lane, avenue, terrace, row, boulevard, roadway, thoroughfareDefinition a route or direction Can you tell me the way to the station? Synonyms route, direction, course, road, pathHe came round the back way. Synonyms access, street, road, track, channel, route, path, lane, trail, avenue, highway, pathway, thoroughfare |