- throughway or thruway
- through|way or thru|way [ `θru,weı ] noun count AMERICANa wide divided highway on which traffic can travel fast. You have to pay to use many throughways.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
throughway or thruway
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throughway — UK [ˈθruːˌweɪ] / US [ˈθruˌweɪ] or thruway UK / US noun [countable] Word forms throughway : singular throughway plural throughways American a wide motorway on which traffic can travel fast. You have to pay to use many throughways. • See: thruway … English dictionary
throughway — ☆ throughway [thro͞o′wā΄ ] n. alt. sp. of THRUWAY: see EXPRESSWAY … English World dictionary
thruway — US var. of THROUGHWAY. * * * thruway var. throughway … Useful english dictionary
thruway — [[t]θru͟ːweɪ[/t]] thruways also throughway N COUNT A thruway is a wide road that is specially designed so that a lot of traffic can move along it very quickly. It is usually divided along the middle, so that traffic travelling in one direction is … English dictionary
throughway — /throoh way /, n. thruway. * * * … Universalium
thruway — /throoh way /, n. a limited access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high speed automobile traffic. Also, throughway. [1940 45; THRU + WAY1] * * * … Universalium
throughway — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thruway, turnpike, superhighway. See passage … English dictionary for students
throughway — through|way [ˈθru:weı] n AmE a ↑thruway … Dictionary of contemporary English
thruway — thru|way throughway [ˈθru:weı] n AmE a wide road for fast traffic that you pay to use … Dictionary of contemporary English
thruway — thru|way [ θruweı ] another spelling of throughway … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
