highway

[US]/ˈhaɪweɪ/
[UK]/ˈhaɪweɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.main road;shortcut

Phrases & Collocations

national highway

highway engineering

highway bridge

highway network

express highway

highway transport

information highway

state highway

highway patrol

highway code

highway robbery

arterial highway

elevated highway

Example Sentences

the highway to success.

It's a highway to success.

There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.

an arterial highway; an arterial route.

a highway crawling with cars;

The highways are clear of snow now.

When will work on the highway be complete?

The highway taps a large district.

The Trans-Canada highway is a federal responsibility.

The highway runs parallel with the railway.

The construction of that new state highway is now in progress.

Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.

The highway twists up on the mountainside.

The highway winds around the mountain.

This part of the highway is separated by a parkway.

roaring down the highway doing eighty.

The road intersects the highway a mile from here.

Real-world Examples

No damage, no worries. Life is a highway.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Highway 14 crosses highway 90 in this area.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Physical science will carve new highways through stratosphere.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

They are building a highway between the two cities.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

The tunnel is part of the Char Dham highway.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Certainly, they could go faster on the newer interstate highways.

Source: U.S. Route 66

It's arguably the most famous highway in the entire world.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

That's the highway in question here?

Source: NPR News October 2021 Compilation

Images from Santa Cruz showed blocked highways, empty streets, and closed markets.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2022

Russian investigators believed that Alexander Protopopov committed highway robbery.

Source: BBC Listening February 2016 Collection

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