thoroughfare

thor·ough·fare

T0179700 (thûr′ō-fâr′, thûr′ə-, thŭr′-)n.1. A main road or public highway.2. a. A place of passage from one location to another.b. Right to such passage.3. A heavily traveled passage, such as a waterway, strait, or channel.

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[Middle English thurghfare : thurgh, thorow, through; see thorough + fare, road (from Old English faru, fær, from faran, to go; see fare).]

thoroughfare

(ˈθʌrəˌfɛə) n1. a road from one place to another, esp a main road2. way through or access: no thoroughfare.

thor•ough•fare

(ˈθɜr əˌfɛər, ˈθʌr-)

n. 1. a road, street, etc., that leads at each end into another street. 2. a major road or highway. 3. a passage or way through: no thoroughfare. 4. a strait, river, etc., affording passage. [1350–1400; Middle English thurghfare]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thoroughfare - a public road from one place to anotherartery - a major thoroughfare that bears important trafficblind alley, dead-end street, impasse, cul de sac - a street with only one way in or outroad, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportationstreet - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"street - the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"

thoroughfare

noun road, way, street, highway, passageway, roadway, access, passage, avenue a busy thoroughfare

thoroughfare

nounA course affording passage from one place to another:avenue, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, route, street, superhighway, thruway, turnpike, way.

Translations

大街大道通行

thorough

(ˈθarə) , ((American) ˈθə:rəu) adjective1. (of a person) very careful; attending to every detail. a thorough worker. 一絲不苟的 一丝不苟的2. (of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc. His work is very thorough. 完善的 完善的3. complete; absolute. a thorough waste of time. 完全的，絕對的 完全的，绝对的 ˈthoroughly adverb1. with great care, attending to every detail. She doesn't do her job very thoroughly. 徹底地，周到地 彻底地，周到地 2. completely. He's thoroughly stupid/bored. 完全地 完全地ˈthoroughness noun care; attention to detail. 徹底 彻底ˈthoroughfare (-feə) noun1. a public road or street. Don't park your car on a busy thoroughfare. 大道，大街 大道，大街 2. (the right of) passage through. A sign on the gate said `No Thoroughfare'. 通行 通行