A highway is a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities.
[mainly US]
I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
Synonyms: main road, motorway, roadway, thoroughfare More Synonyms of highway
highway in British English
(ˈhaɪˌweɪ)
noun
1.
a public road that all may use
2. mainly US and Canadian law
a main road, esp one that connects towns or cities
3.
a main route for any form of transport
4.
a direct path or course
highway in American English
(ˈhaɪˌweɪ)
noun
1.
any road freely open to everyone; public road
2.
a main road; thoroughfare
3.
a main route by land or water
4.
a direct way to some objective
Word origin
ME higewege; see high & way
Examples of 'highway' in a sentence
highway
Solar highways use the vast expanse of quiet roads that are exposed to sunlight most of the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or carve one into the public highway?
The Sun (2013)
The personal helicopter was going to make the roads and highways obsolete.
Al Ries and Jack Trout THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF MARKETING (1993)
Double yellow lines apply to the public highway only.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
For a list of roads see highways.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And he needs to do it while driving recklessly fast on public highways.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It looks like a racing car that has somehow burst out of the pit lane and onto the public highway.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Trying to change another person is a highway to hell - for both of you.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But as a motoring experience, it is the highway to hell.
The Sun (2016)
The couple are responsible for the road, which is not classed as a public highway.
The Sun (2015)
Before taking cars on to the public highway, drivers need licences.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Traffic policing or highway robbery?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The right of an adjoining property owner to access the highway was one of a bundle of rights that ownership of a particular property carried with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
When the Thames was an arterial highway, no one wanted to live on its edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We were on the main highway from Calcutta to Madras.
Hyland, Paul Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent (1994)
We drove south along the main Kabul highway until we reached the turn-off.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is also quite demanding, as you have to keep crossing a main highway into London.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Accordingly, from 1997 he headed a new committee to build a highway spanning the country from north to south.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Suddenly there were paved highways and roads connecting one town to the other and Ibiza had become the Mecca of dance music.
The Sun (2013)
Built in the 1930s to protect the road from floods, this is one of the first highways to use reinforced concrete construction.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He had been there for a few days when he was clocked driving at more than 100mph alongthe country 's main highway.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
highway
British English: highway NOUN
A highway is a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities.
I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
American English: highway
Brazilian Portuguese: estrada
Chinese: > 公路尤指城市间的
European Spanish: autopista
French: route
German: Landstraße
Italian: strada principale
Japanese: 主要道路
Korean: 주요 간선 도로
European Portuguese: estrada
Latin American Spanish: autopista
All related terms of 'highway'
Alcan Highway
→ Alaska Highway
Highway Code
In Britain, the Highway Code is an official book published by the Department of Transport , which contains the rules which tell people how to use public roads safely.
Alaska Highway
a road extending from Dawson Creek , British Columbia , to Fairbanks , Alaska : built by the US Army (1942). Length: 2452 km (1523 miles)
divided highway
A divided highway is a road which has two lanes of traffic travelling in each direction with a strip of grass or concrete down the middle to separate the two lots of traffic.
highway patrol
a police patrol with the responsibility of regulating traffic
highway robbery
blatant overcharging
king's highway
(in Britain , esp when the sovereign is male ) any public road or right of way
queen's highway
(in Britain when the sovereign is female ) any public road or right of way
information highway
→ the information highway
off-highway vehicle
An off-highway vehicle is a vehicle, such as one used for construction or agriculture , that is intended for use on steep or uneven ground.
Pan-American Highway
a network of roads extending from Alaska in the United States to Colombia in South America
state highway patrol
a state's road traffic police
limited access highway
→ expressway
the information highway
the internet
Chinese translation of 'highway'
highway
(ˈhaɪweɪ) (esp US)
n(c)
公路 (gōnglù) (条(條), tiáo)
(noun)
Definition
a main road, esp. one that connects towns
I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
Synonyms
main road
He turned off the main road and into the car park.
motorway
the national motorway network
roadway
thoroughfare
a busy thoroughfare
Additional synonyms
in the sense of motorway
Definition
a dual carriageway for fast-moving traffic, with no stopping permitted and no crossroads