highway

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (archaic) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides.
2. A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
3. (figuratively) A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny
4. Any public road for vehicular traffic.
5. Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”).

Verb

To travel on a highway

Sinonieme

road

🛣️

motorway

🛣️

main road

public road

freeway

thoroughfare

high road

expressway

route

path

🛣️

way

roadway

highroad

superhighway

state highway

turnpike

motorway

🛣️

street

thruway

course

interstate

throughway

high-road

passage

coming and going

pathway

pike

avenue

country road

track

speedway

paved road

boulevard

main line

main street

street traffic

autobahn

freeway

bus

🚌

carriageway

correspondence

divided highway

federal motorway

generous

lane

liberal

metalled road

pavement

public way

run

Vertalings

autoroute

autostrada

🛣️

Autobahn

🛣️

carretera

🛣️

route

🛣️

Landstraße

estrada

🛣️

autopista

🛣️

autosnelweg

🛣️

rodovia

αυτοκινητόδρομος

autopista

🛣️

snelweg

Fernstraße

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: heiȝwai

Geërf van Old English: hēahweġ

Verwante met Skots: heaway

In summary

From Middle English heiȝwai, heiȝwei, from Old English hēahweġ (“main road, highway”), corresponding to high + way. Compare highgate, high street, high road.
Cognate with Scots heaway, heway, hieway, hichway, heichway (“highway”).

Sinne

This section of Sunrise Highway wasn't divided .