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highway
(hī′wā′)
noun
- any road freely open to everyone; public road
- a main road; thoroughfare
- a main route by land or water
- a direct way to some objective
Origin: ME higewege; see high & way
See highway in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Abbr. hwy. or hgwy.
A main public road, especially one connecting towns and cities.
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