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highway
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
highway
(noun)
highway robbery
(noun)
divided highway
(noun)
highway
/
ˈ
haɪˌweɪ/
noun
plural
highways
highway
/
ˈ
haɪˌweɪ/
noun
plural
highways
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIGHWAY
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count
]
chiefly US
:
a main road that connects cities, towns, etc.
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the
highway
, so I took the side roads.
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expressway
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