highway — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

broad

three-lane, two-lane, etc.

The accident happened on a busy three-lane highway during rush hour yesterday.

public

Thousands of cars travel on the public highway every day during rush hour.

main, major, national | trans-Amazon, trans-European, etc. | coastal, desert | east-west, north-south

VERB + HIGHWAY

pull off

The car pulled off the highway to avoid the traffic jam ahead.

obstruct

PREP

along the ~

The family drove along the highway for six hours to reach the beach.

down the ~, off the ~, on the ~, onto the ~, up the ~

~ to

We took the highway to the airport and arrived in less than an hour.

Definitions

noun

1

A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.

2

Any public road.

3

A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny.

You're on a highway to greatness.

I'm on the highway to hell

4

A road that is major (more heavily traveled and thus more important than a byway), higher than the surrounding land, has drainage ditches at the sides, or has any combination of those traits.

5

Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”).

verb

1

To travel on a highway

name

1

A number of places in England:

2

A number of places in England:

3

A number of places in England:

4

A number of places in England:

5

A number of places in the Philippines:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

highway robbery

The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.

my way or the highway

Your only options are to either do as I say or leave.

Gingrich . . . My Way or the Highway [title]

Example Bank

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The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which h

Wiktionary

02

You're on a highway to greatness.

Wiktionary

03

I'm on the highway to hell

Wiktionary

04

The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.

Tatoeba · #19764

05

The construction of a highway will contribute to the growth of the suburbs.

Tatoeba · #21073

06

Houses were lined up alongside the highway.

Tatoeba · #21768

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, highway is marked as figuratively, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.