throughway

ˈθruˌweɪ

Definition of throughway - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

road type

Rare

main road designed for fast traffic

Rare

The throughway was congested despite its eight lanes.
The new throughway reduced travel time significantly.
Accidents on the throughway caused major delays.

expressway

highway

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main road designed for fast traffic

Origin of throughway

English, through (by means of) + way (path)

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thruway

highway

US term for throughway

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French:autoroute, ...
German:Hauptstraße, ...
Italian:superstrada, ...
Spanish:autopista, ...
Portuguese:via rápida, ...
Chinese:主干道, ...
Japanese:幹線道路, ...
Arabic:طَرِيق سَرِيع, ...
Hebrew:כְּבִישׁ מָהִיר, ...
Russian:магистраль, ...
Ukrainian:магістраль, ...
Hindi:मुख्य सड़क, ...
Bengali:প্রধান রাস্তা, ...
Catalan:carretera principal, ...
Czech:rychlostní silnice, ...
Danish:hovedvej, ...
Dutch:snelweg, ...
Greek:κεντρικός δρόμος, ...
Hungarian:gyorsforgalmi út, ...
Khmer:ផ្លូវធំសម្រាប់ចរាចរលឿន, ...
Korean:고속도로, ...
Persian:بزرگراه, ...
Polish:autostrada, ...
Portuguese (BR):via expressa, ...
Romanian:autostradă, ...
Swedish:genomfartsväg, ...
Thai:ทางด่วน, ...
Turkish:ana yol, ...
Vietnamese:đường cao tốc, ...

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