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highway definition

high·way (hī′wā′)

noun

  1. any road freely open to everyone; public road
  2. a main road; thoroughfare
  3. a main route by land or water
  4. a direct way to some objective

Etymology: ME higewege; see high & way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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