English > highway: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A major road for any form of motor transport. |
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| Synonym | main road |
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| Instances | Appian Way | An ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi |
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| Flaminian Way | An ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC |
| Parts | interchange | A junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams |
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| traffic lane | A lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines |
| Narrower | arterial road | A major or main route |
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| beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway | A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
| divided highway, dual carriageway | A highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions |
| expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway | A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
| highroad, trunk road | A highway |
| interstate, interstate highway | One of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States |
| Broader | road, route | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation |
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| Spanish | autopista, autovía, carretera |
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| Catalan | autopista, autovia, carretera |
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