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avenue

[av-uh-nyoo, -noo]

noun

  1. a wide street or main thoroughfare.

  2. a means of access or attainment.

    avenues of escape; avenues to greater power.

  3. a way or means of entering into or approaching a place.

    the various avenues to India.

  4. Chiefly British.

    1. a wide, usually tree-lined road, path, driveway, etc., through grounds to a country house or monumental building.

    2. a suburban, usually tree-lined residential street.



avenue

/ ˈæɪˌː /

noun

    1. a broad street, often lined with trees

    2. (capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area

      Shaftesbury Avenue

  1. a main approach road, as to a country house

  2. a way bordered by two rows of trees

    an avenue of oaks

  3. a line of approach

    explore every avenue

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of avenue1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from French, literally, “approach,” noun use of feminine past participle of avenir, from Latin 屹ī “to come to.” See a- 5, venue
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of avenue1

C17: from French, from avenir to come to, from Latin 屹ī, from ī to come
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Synonym Study

See street.
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According to another video reviewed by The Times, six additional shots were fired at 7:26 p.m. near the corner of Palm and Filhurst avenues as helicopters circled overhead.

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Another avenue is continued pressure on Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers involved in dodging the sanctions.

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What the Trump administration is doing is taking away the avenues for redress and protection for people who have suffered real injustice and violations of their rights.

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“We are demanding a full refund and are prepared to pursue every legal and public avenue to ensure accountability.”

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The digital avenues at our disposal are littered with roadblocks, and all the swerving that average audiences do keeps them from the films and television they want to watch.

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