thoroughfare

thoroughfare
n
1. throughway, road, street, avenue, boulevard, concourse, strip; main road, Inf. drag, Brit. Sl. toby, artery, highroad, roadway; highway, turnpike, pike, tollroad, state highway; freeway, Brit. clearway, expressway, parkway, causeway, U. S. Inf. interstate; speedway, autobahn, superhighway.
2. way, passage, passageway, alley, alleyway; bypath, byway, crosscut, shortcut; path, pathway, footpath, Brit. footway, towpath, bike path, bikeway; trail, track, walk, walkway, crosswalk.
3. strait, channel, canal, conduit, aqueduct, waterway, seaway; river, tributary, estuary.

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  • Thoroughfare — Thor ough*fare , n. [AS. [thorn]urhfaru.] 1. A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way open to the public; a public road; hence, a frequented street. [1913 Webster] A large and splendid thoroughfare.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thoroughfare — index causeway Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • thoroughfare — late 14c., passage or way through, from THOROUGH (Cf. thorough) + FARE (Cf. fare) …   Etymology dictionary

  • thoroughfare — ► NOUN ▪ a road or path forming a route between two places …   English terms dictionary

  • thoroughfare — [thʉr′ōfer΄, thʉr′əfer΄] n. [ME thurghfare: see THROUGH & FARE] 1. 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 …   English World dictionary

  • thoroughfare — UK [ˈθʌrəˌfeə(r)] / US [ˈθʌrəˌfer] noun [countable] Word forms thoroughfare : singular thoroughfare plural thoroughfares formal a main road through a place a busy city centre thoroughfare traffic on the town s main thoroughfare …   English dictionary

  • thoroughfare — n. a busy, crowded thoroughfare * * * [ θʌrəfeə] crowded thoroughfare a busy …   Combinatory dictionary

  • thoroughfare — thor|ough|fare [ˈθʌrəfeə US ˈθʌroufer, ˈθʌrə ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: thorough through, from end to end ( THOROUGH) + fare way, journey ( FARE1)] 1.) the main road through a place such as a city or village ▪ The motel was off the main… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thoroughfare — thor|ough|fare [ θʌrə,fer ] noun count a main road through a place: a busy downtown thoroughfare traffic on the town s main thoroughfare …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thoroughfare — [[t]θʌ̱rəfeə(r), AM θɜ͟ːroʊ [/t]] thoroughfares N COUNT: usu supp N A 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 …   English dictionary

  • thoroughfare — noun 1 (C) the main road through a place such as a city or village: The motel was off the main thoroughfare. 2 no thoroughfare a written sign used to tell people that they cannot go on a particular road or path …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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