highway
Significado (English)
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- A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides
- A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
- A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny
- Any public road for vehicular traffic.
- Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”)
Synonyms
public road
state highway
high-road
country road
paved road
street traffic
correspondence
federal motorway
metalled road
public way
surfaced road
motor road
sea charts
super highway
right road
post road
interstate highway
main artery
motor way
concentration line
state highway
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈhaɪweɪ/
Etimoloxía (English)
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”).
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