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highway

[hahy-wey]

noun

  1. a main road, especially one between towns or cities.

    the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. any public road or waterway.

  3. any main or ordinary route, track, or course.



highway

/ ˈɪˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a public road that all may use

  2. 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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of highway1

before 900; Middle English heyewei, Old English heiweg. See high, way 1
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We subsidize highways to the tune of $32 billion a year, only to sit on them stewing.

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The forthcoming ban has been welcomed by Paul West, Suffolk County Council Conservative cabinet member for operational highways and flooding, who said motorhomes had been allowed to "dominate the promenade".

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Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino, who oversaw raids that included picking people up at Home Depot and stopping them on the highway, has emerged as a key figure in L.A.

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But like a car wreck on the side of the highway, it was also a disturbing sign of the madcap world Wilson now inhabited.

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The protesters are blocking major highways, disrupting commerce, destroying and burning police cars, and interfering with police orders to disperse in certain areas.

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