highway


Definition: Meaning of, highway in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhʌɪweɪ /

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highway highways
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  1. especially American English a wide main road that joins one town to another
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  2. the public highway British English law a road or roads that the public has the right to use
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  3. highway robbery American English informal a situation in which something costs you a lot more than it should
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highway used in phrases

  • Highway Code (noun)
    1. the set of official rules and laws about driving and using roads in Britain
  • Pan-American Highway
    1. the Pan-American Highway a road that goes all the way from Canada to Argentina, connecting North, Central, and South America. It is about 25,000 kilometres/16,000 miles long.
  • divided highway (noun)
    1. American English a main road with two lines of traffic travelling in each direction, separated by a piece of land [=  dual carriageway British English]
  • highway engineer (noun)
    1. a civil engineer who specializes in the design and construction of roads and highways
  • highway patrol (noun)
    1. the police who make sure that people obey the law on main roads in the US
  • highway robbery (noun)
    1. an exorbitant price
    2. robbery of travellers on or near a public road
  • highway system (noun)
    1. a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport
  • interstate highway (noun)
    1. one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
  • state highway (noun)
    1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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