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Highway ˈhaɪweɪ Interstate Obstructing Public Noun Bre Patrol

Word highway
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈhaɪweɪ / NAmE / ˈhaɪweɪ /
Example
  • an interstate highway
  • highway patrol officers closed the road.
  • a parked car was obstructing the highway.
  • a blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous.
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highway

(noun)BrE / ˈhaɪweɪ / NAmE / ˈhaɪweɪ /
  1. a main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns
    • an interstate highway
    • Highway patrol officers closed the road.
  2. a public road
    • A parked car was obstructing the highway.
    • = daylight robbery
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  3. used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave
  4. Extra Examples

    • A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous.
    • He took highway 314 heading north.
    • He travels the highways and byways of Texas.
    • He was fined for obstructing the public highway.
    • I used to travel that highway with my family.
    • I’m still learning how to navigate the information highway.
    • Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains.
    • They tore along the highway.
    • We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break.
    • a four-lane highway
    • the highway to Sydney
    • A long stretch of coastal highway was flooded.
    • All citizens have the right to use the public highway
    • Learn the Highway Code before you start to learn to drive.
    • Plans were being made for the construction of a new interstate highway system.
    • The hotel is located off Highway 21.
    • There is a Highways Department proposal for new traffic islands.
    • There’s a 55 mph speed limit on most highways.
    • We soon reached the highway interchange.
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