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avenue Definition

av·enue (av′ə no̵̅o̅′, -nyo̵̅o̅′)

noun

    1. a roadway, pathway, or drive, often bordered with trees
    2. Brit. such a roadway, etc. leading from the main road to the house on an estate
  2. a way of approach to something books are avenues to knowledge
  3. ☆ a street, esp. a wide, principal one; often, one running at right angles to others called “streets”

Etymology: Fr < avenir, to happen, come < L advenire: see advent

avenue Synonyms

avenue

n.

street, boulevard, parkway, promenade; see road 1, street.

avenue Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • exhaust: We must be prepared to exhaust all avenues to achieve that.
  • explore: Poly HC Pontypridd Ladies We are a club looking to explore new avenues in Europe.
  • pursue: Of course we are pursuing every avenue open to us at Commonwealth level.
  • suggest: Could you suggest an appropriate avenue for his interests?

Preposition: between

Harrod: Quietly located in a tree-lined avenue between Harrods and Kensington Palace, this is a must.

Adjective modifier

  • tree-lined: The castle grounds include a 3 mile long tree-lined avenue, leading from Home Park into Great Park.
  • leafy: Set in a Georgian townhouse on a leafy avenue, a warm welcome awaits you.
  • fruitful: This is another fruitful avenue for the voluntary sector to explore.
  • promising: The general problem seems hard although there are some promising avenues for investigation.
  • shady: Moving inland shady avenues lead you to magnificently restored castles and gentlemen's country estates, which are today open as hotels for guests.
  • lime: Hatchet Lodge is at the end of the straight lime avenue through Hale Park.

Noun used with modifier

  • florence: Augusta national's membership playing in the quot with years on florence avenue east.
  • beech: The ancient beech avenue was planted over 100 years ago during the Victorian restoration of the house.

Preposition: of

  • elm: In the 1980s a number of oaks were planted along Middle Walk to replace an avenue of elms.
  • lime: Groves and avenues of lime are also found in some of these estates.
  • beech: At the east end the woodland thins out to an open avenue of mature beech above and overlooking an area of wet meadow.
  • tree: Walk through them, straight ahead through an avenue of trees to the highest point in the park.
  • chestnut: Visiters can view the triple avenue of chestnuts in Bushey Park planted in William III's time.
  • exploration: Painter opened up avenues of creative exploration for me that I would have never discovered.

Preposition: for

exploration: The Committee is asked to discuss this paper and to consider whether replacing police staff with police officers is an avenue for further exploration.